Trust Issues

For decades, government contractors and regulated SMBs have been trapped inside compliance checkboxes - it's time for change. They’re on the lookout for real security solutions, and Trust Issues is where that conversation begins. Produced by BEMO and hosted by Bruno Lecoq and Brandon Lecoq, the show pulls back the curtain on what’s actually happening inside the CMMC, GRC, and cybersecurity ecosystem. Each episode brings together auditors, implementers, GRC platforms, and business leaders to unpack CMMC, zero trust, and modern security. With every conversation, we decode the “industry drama” and explore what it really takes to build secure, resilient, and audit-ready organizations using Microsoft-centric security and practical GRC frameworks.Tune in and learn how to turn compliance into a competitive advantage.

Trust Issues is a technology podcast hosted by BEMO, with 31 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

BEMO hosts Trust Issues, a technology show with 31 episodes published.

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  Episode #25

  Your AI Passed the Audit. Should You Trust It?

  Sep 16, 202635 min

  AI can pass compliance checks and still create risk once it meets the real world. In this episode of Trust Issues, Bruno Lecoq and Jeremy Patterson speak with Arvita Tripati, Founder and Principal at Vahana Labs and former CISO/DPO at regulated healthcare companies, about why AI governance cannot stop at compliance. They explore how organizations can balance innovation with security, create clear accountability for AI systems and continuously reevaluate whether their governance still works as technology and workflows change.

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  Episode #24

  CMMC, Whistleblowers and the Cost of Lying

  Sep 9, 202657 min

  Compliance is not security, and security is not compliance. In this episode of Trust Issues, Jeremy Patterson and Bruno Lecoq speak with E.J. Hilbert, Director of US Regulatory Compliance and Security Officer at Element Materials Technology, about why checkbox compliance fails, why CMMC cannot be treated like an IT-only project and why contractors need to understand the rules they are signing up to, before an auditor, whistleblower, competitor, or regulator forces the issue. The big takeaway: CMMC is not a certificate you hang on the wall. It is a program that has to live across the company.

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  Episode #23

  Your AI Policy Won’t Save You

  Sep 2, 202643 min

  AI governance is where most companies are getting it wrong. It’s not that they lack policies, but because they don’t understand what can actually go wrong with the technology they’re deploying. In this episode of Trust Issues, hosts Jeremy Patterson and Bruno Lecoq step away from their usual CMMC focus to sit down with Dallas Bishoff, President of Process 360 and a sitting member of the ISO committees writing the rules for AI, auditing, and emerging technologies.

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  Episode #22

  The CUI Scoping Mistake Blows Up CMMC Budgets

  Aug 26, 202645 min

  CMMC costs can spiral fast, and the problem usually starts even before a single control is implemented. In this episode of Trust Issues, Bruno Lecoq speaks with Christina Reynolds, Registered Practitioner Organization leader and author of Scope Small, Win Big, about why contractors need to scope CUI before securing everything, why Microsoft 365 Commercial can sink a CMMC package, and why Phase One scoring requirements still matter even while Phase Two is paused.

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  Episode #21

  What the CMMC Pause Exposed

  Aug 19, 202637 min

  The CMMC pause exposed two groups of people: those who had already been doing the work and those who were only waiting for a deadline. In this episode of Trust Issues, Bruno Lecoq and Jeremy Patterson talk about the “good student vs. bad student” divide, why so many contractors fail Phase One, and why IT reporting structure says more than most people think. The biggest lesson to be learned: Treating CMMC like a test to pass is the wrong way to look at security.

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