Oct 28, 202652 min
As AI accelerates the pace of cybersecurity and pushes more complex decisions onto security professionals, managing burnout is becoming an essential leadership skill. Bronwyn Boyle, CISO at PPRO, and Don Gibson...
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The Watchtower
Hosted by Cyera · business · EN
About this Podcast:
Where cybersecurity, data, and AI leaders come to talk like humans - not headlines.Hosted by former global CISO, Ash Hunt, every episode uncovers what’s really happening behind the boardroom slides and breach reports.From insider stories of risk and resilience to honest takes on AI disruption, this is where leaders shaping the future of security drop the corporate filter and tell it straight.Presented by Cyera. Produced by Mission.org.
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What is The Watchtower about?
Where cybersecurity, data, and AI leaders come to talk like humans - not headlines. Hosted by former global CISO, Ash Hunt, every episode uncovers what’s really happening behind the boardroom slides and breach reports.
Who hosts The Watchtower?
The Watchtower is hosted by Cyera. The show has published 13 episodes to date.
What has The Watchtower covered recently?
Recent episodes include "Can Cybersecurity Leaders Protect Their Teams From Burnout?" (28 October 2026, 52 minutes), "Are We Building Enterprise AI Backwards?" (14 October 2026, 45 minutes), and "Convenience: The Common Thread Behind Human and Agentic Risk" (23 September 2026, 45 minutes).
How often does The Watchtower publish?
The Watchtower publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 42 minutes across 13 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on The Watchtower?
Booking probability for The Watchtower is 28%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Watchtower requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Watchtower's contact route on record: verified email.
Who should pitch The Watchtower?
The strongest fits for The Watchtower are IT Services & Software Development and Business & Management Consulting. The Watchtower has a business audience.
About the host
Cyera hosts The Watchtower, a business podcast with 13 episodes published.
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Recent episodes
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Episode #12
Are We Building Enterprise AI Backwards?
Oct 14, 202645 minAre we building enterprise AI backwards? As organizations race to adopt bigger, more powerful AI models, Alex Attumalil, Global CISO at Under Armour, believes the real transformation may come from thinking smaller. In...
- Sep 23, 202645 min
If Convenience Wins, We Lose. Evan Gordenker led more than 160 insider investigations at Unit 42, including work on DPRK IT-worker operations, before taking over insider threat and data security at Airwallex. Evan joins...
- Sep 9, 202650 min
Should detection and response remain the center of security when AI, data, and identity are converging at machine speed? Detection and response has long been an organizing principle of enterprise security. Francis Odum...
- Aug 26, 202645 min
If you focus entirely on the external AI-fraud threat, you're going to get burned by what's already inside your organization. AI is making external fraud more convincing - deepfake CEOs on service-desk calls, synthetic...
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Episode #8
Are We Too Secure?
Aug 5, 202634 minWhen security deals in absolutes, the business finds a way around it. Bose CISO Arun Abraham joins Ash Hunt to discuss why flat “no”s create shadow IT, how security leaders can enable AI without opening the gates, and...
- Jul 22, 202648 min
Is security really failing or is it our Paleolithic brains? It’s the 'responsibility-control paradox' eating CISOs alive Peter Coroneos is the founder of Cybermindz.org, former head of Australia's Internet Industry...
- Jul 8, 202649 min
How defense keeps up with AI, cyber threats, and private-sector innovation. In this episode of The Watchtower, Ash Hunt sits down with Jimmy Harrington , retired Air Force colonel and former Deputy CIO at U.S. Special...
Episode #5
AI Doesn't Give Us Judgment
Jun 24, 202647 minIs AI helping us make better decisions or just giving us more data to misinterpret? In this episode of The Watchtower, Ash Hunt speaks with Tony Martin-Vegue, founder of NinetyFive Risk Advisory and author of From Heat...
Episode #4
When Identity Fails, The Business Stops
Jun 17, 202647 minIdentity is now the fabric that determines the viability of every business operation. In this episode of The Watchtower, Ash Hunt talks with Valvoline CISO Corey Kaemming about how identity became the operational...
Episode #3
Are We Measuring the Right Things?
May 27, 202641 minSecurity runs on metrics, but do those metrics reflect real risk? In this episode of The Watchtower, Ash Hunt sits down with Wade Baker - co-founder of Cyentia Institute and longtime architect of the Verizon DBIR - to...
- May 13, 202645 min
Are you just avoiding a breach? Or are you prepared for one? Dan Bowden is the Global CISO at Marsh - the world's largest insurance broker - where he protects 90,000+ employees across 130+ countries while simultaneously...
Episode #1
Has Cybersecurity Failed Us?
Apr 29, 202635 minWe’ve spent billions on cybersecurity. Why are the problems the same? In the first episode of The Watchtower, Ash Hunt invites Jason Clark , CSO at Cyera, to dig into the hard truth that foundational security controls...
The Watchtower
Welcome to The Watchtower
Apr 14, 20262 minThe systems we rely on weren’t built for the world we’re running today. Welcome to The Watchtower. The cybersecurity podcast exploring how identity, data, and behavior now control whether a business runs - or stops...
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Tony Martin-Vegue
author of Heatmaps to Histadograms, NinetyFive Risk Advisory
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Jason Clark
Chief Security Officer and Chief Strategy Officer, South Dakota State University Extension
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Evan Gordenker
Airwallex
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Francis Odum
Software Analyst Cyber Research
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