The Segment
Attackers are smarter, more sophisticated and move more quickly than ever. If your organization hasn’t been breached yet, odds are you will be. On The Segment, you will hear from industry experts about the latest cybersecurity trends. We will unpack how modern organizations can reduce risk and curtail impact with Zero Trust - a “never trust, always verify” approach to cybersecurity. Join us for The Segment: A Zero Trust Leadership Podcast, brought to you by Illumio.
The Monday Microsegment for the week of 3/23/2026
The Monday Microsegment for the week of March 23. All the cybersecurity news you need to stay ahead, from Illumio's The Segment podcast.
The 3.4 million records exposed in massive healthcare tech breach Federal officials hunt for answers in the wake of Iran’s attack on Stryker Why cybercriminals are ditching malware for phone callsAnd Christer Swartz joins us for a Boos and Bravos segment!
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The Monday Microsegment for the week of 3/16/2026
The Monday Microsegment for the week of March 16. All the cybersecurity news you need to stay ahead, from Illumio's The Segment podcast.
As many as two hundred thousand devices wiped clean by Iranian hackers. A new class of malware uses AI to rewrite its own source code. And confidence vs. reality: New research shows that most security teams can’t stop a breach in real-time.And John Kindervag argues that most cybersecurity incidents aren’t caused by a lack of technology — they’re caused by bad policy. Read his full article here: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/cybersecu...
From Hype to Guardrails: Building AI You Can Actually Trust | Josh Woodruff
AI is moving faster than any technology shift we’ve seen before—but security is still being treated as an afterthought.
In this episode of The Segment, host Raghu Nandakumara sits down with Joshua Woodruff, Founder & CEO of Massive Scale AI, to explore what it really takes to adopt AI, especially agentic AI, without putting your business at risk.
Josh brings nearly 30 years of experience across security, cloud, and IT transformation, advising organizations from startups to Fortune 100 enterprises. As a zero trust thought leader, co-lead of the Cloud Security Alliance Zero Trust Working Group, and author...
The Monday Microsegment for the week of 3/9/2026
The Monday Microsegment for the week of March 9. All the cybersecurity news you need to stay ahead, from Illumio's The Segment podcast.
Google unmasks an advanced — maybe government-leaked — exploit kit targeting Apple devices. Iran’s Muddy Waters hacking group is shaping up to be a clear threat to U.S. networks. And the White House signals that the best cyber defense might be cyber offense.And Aishwarya Ramani on this year’s International Women’s Day theme — and why empowering women in cybersecurity gives the entire industry momentum.
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The Monday Microsegment for the week of 3/2/2026
The Monday Microsegment for the week of March 2. All the cybersecurity news you need to stay ahead, from Illumio's The Segment podcast.
Security leaders brace for an epic backlash to U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran. Meanwhile, Iran’s domestic internet cutoff provides a threat intel goldmine for defenders. And CISA gets a new leader as the agency navigates more than a year of internal turmoil.And Christer Swartz joins us to bust a cybersecurity myth!
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From Compliance to Containment: The New Era of Financial Services Supervision | Phil Park
What separates organizations that pass audits from those that survive real incidents?
In this episode of The Segment, host Raghu Nandakumara sits down with Phil Park, global cybersecurity and risk leader at IBM. With more than 25 years advising financial institutions across the U.S., Europe, and Asia-Pacific, Phil brings a practical perspective on how supervision is rapidly evolving from compliance checklists to real-world operational readiness.
Together, Raghu and Phil unpack the industry’s biggest mindset shift: regulators no longer ask “Are you protected?” — they ask “Can you operate through disruption?”
They explore why prevention a...
The Monday Microsegment for the week of 2/23/2026
The Monday Microsegment for the week of February 23. All the cybersecurity news you need to stay ahead, from Illumio's The Segment podcast.
Hackers hijack nearly half a million dollars in New York school fraud. Government agencies breached after attackers exploit Ivanti zero-day vulnerability. And state-backed hackers weaponize generative AI to sharpen cyber operations.And Christer Swartz joins us to unpack this month's Boos and Bravos.
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The Monday Microsegment for the week of 2/16/2026
The Monday Microsegment for the week of February 16. All the cybersecurity news you need to stay ahead, from Illumio's The Segment podcast.
Hackers hijack nearly half a million dollars in New York school fraud.Government agencies breached after attackers exploit Ivanti zero-day vulnerability.And state-backed hackers weaponize generative AI to sharpen cyber operations.And Michael Adjei explains why the cybersecurity “talent shortage” might actually be an allocation problem.
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Why Doing the Basics in Cyber Is So Hard—and So Necessary | Ross Haleliuk
In this episode of The Segment, Raghu sits down with Ross Haleliuk—Co-Founder & CEO of a stealth startup, author of Cyber for Builders, and host of Inside the Network and Venture in Security to unpack why most security failures aren’t caused by a lack of tools, but by a failure to execute the fundamentals.
Ross brings a pragmatic, business-first lens to cybersecurity, cutting through hype, buzzwords, and so-called “silver bullets” to focus on what actually works in the real world. Together, they explore why breaches still happen even in organizations that invest heavily in security and why that...
The Monday Microsegment for the week of 2/9/2026
The Monday Microsegment for the week of February 9. All the cybersecurity news you need to stay ahead, from Illumio's The Segment podcast.
A massive espionage campaign infiltrates government networks in 37 countries.Hackers go for the gold as the Winter Olympics and the Super Bowl create a perfect storm.And a new social engineering tactic crashes your browser to steal your data.And John Kindervag joins us to discuss why cybersecurity dashboards may be measuring the wrong things.
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The Monday Microsegment for the week of 2/2/2026
The Monday Microsegment for the week of February 2nd. All the cybersecurity news you need to stay ahead, from Illumio's The Segment podcast.
Major consumer brands caught in a fresh wave of cyberattacksNike scrambles as hackers leak years of prototype and R&D dataAnd the White House shelves proposed Biden-era software security rulesAnd Gary Barlet joins us to unpack the NSA's newly released Zero Trust Guideline Primer
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The Monday Microsegment for the week of 1/26/2026
The Monday Microsegment for the week of January 26th. All the cybersecurity news you need to stay ahead, from Illumio's The Segment podcast.
A critical vulnerability is being actively exploited in core infrastructure, VMware warns.Hackers looking for extortion payoff tell Nike to… just do it.And a massive database leak exposes 149 million stolen credentials.And Christer Swartz joins us for January's Boos and Bravos.
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The Monday Microsegment for the week of 1/19/2026
The Monday Microsegment for the week of January 19th. All the cybersecurity news you need to stay ahead, from Illumio's The Segment podcast.
Europe’s space agency suffers a massive data breach.Attackers keep cashing in on Oracle’s old breach.And credit card skimmers go digital.And Aishwarya Ramani joins us to discuss executive sponsorship.
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The Monday Microsegment for the week of 1/12/2026
The Monday Microsegment for the week of January 12th. All the cybersecurity news you need to stay ahead, from Illumio's The Segment podcast.
A cyber incident snarls operations at a major European port.Ransomware gangs go after cloud backups.And Ivanti warns that its VPN devices are being actively exploited.And Gary Barlet joins us to unpacks cyber warfare hitting critical infrastructure.
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The Monday Microsegment for the week of 1/5/2026
The Monday Microsegment for the week of January 5th. All the cybersecurity news you need to stay ahead, from Illumio's The Segment podcast.
New year, new zero-day vulnerability in Windows Server.Ransomware rings in 2026 by hitting healthcare in Europe.And attackers cash in on holiday passwords.And Aishwarya Ramani joins us for a special Book Club segment!
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The Monday Microsegment for the week of 12/15/2025
The Monday Microsegment for the week of December 15th. All the cybersecurity news you need to stay ahead, from Illumio's The Segment podcast.
Apple tells users not to ho-ho-hold off on emergency patches as it warns about state-backed spyware.Cyber grinches disrupt UK education and water services.And Microsoft flags a not-so-jolly zero-day flaw in SharePoint.And Christer Swartz joins us for a Boos and Bravos segment!
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From the White House to the Boardroom: Tony Scott on Leading Transformative Tech
In this episode of The Segment, host Raghu Nandakumara sits down with one of the most influential technology leaders of our time: Tony Scott, President & CEO of Intrusion and former U.S. Federal CIO under President Obama. With CIO roles at Microsoft, VMware, Disney, General Motors, Bristol Myers Squibb, and Sun Microsystems, Tony brings a rare, decades-wide perspective on how enterprise technology evolves—and where it’s heading next.
Tony shares his journey through some of the world’s most complex organizations, offering a candid look at the forces that drive digital transformation, why organizational silos still shape...
The Monday Microsegment for the week of 12/8/2025
The Monday Microsegment for the week of December 8th. All the cybersecurity news you need to stay ahead, from Illumio's The Segment podcast.
CISA uncovers a new Chinese backdoor in U.S. networks.A massive breach hits South Korea’s largest e-commerce platform.And a record-breaking DDoS attack pounds the financial sectorAnd Gary Barlet joins us for his 2026 predictions!
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The Monday Microsegment for the week of 12/1/2025
The Monday Microsegment for the week of December 1st. All the cybersecurity news you need to stay ahead, from Illumio's The Segment podcast.
CISA flags new risks in both cloud and industrial systems.Congress calls Anthropic to explain AI-enabled threats.And a real-estate tech breach may spill into major U.S. banks.And John Kindervag joins us for his 2026 predictions!
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The Monday Microsegment for the week of 11/17/2025
The Monday Microsegment for the week of November 17th. All the cybersecurity news you need to stay ahead, from Illumio's The Segment podcast.
Akira turns up the heat on critical infrastructure.Did an AI model just run an espionage op?And a ghost in the cloud haunts Checkout.comAnd Aishwarya Ramani joins us for an "Ask the Expert" segment.
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The Monday Microsegment for the week of 11/10/2025
The Monday Microsegment for the week of November 10th. All the cybersecurity news you need to stay ahead, from Illumio's The Segment podcast.
The U.S. Justice Department says the ransomware is coming from inside the houseA foreign breach inside the U.S. CBOAnd another trusted security vendor becomes the target.And Scott Smith with a "View from the Street" segment.
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The Monday Microsegment for the week of 11/03/2025
The Monday Microsegment for the week of November 3rd. All the cybersecurity news you need to stay ahead, from Illumio's The Segment podcast.
State-sponsored hackers wiretap a major telecom supplier.BadCandy creates a sour surprise for Cisco admins.Small businesses, big breaches — 2025 is on track for a grim new record.And Christer Swartz with a "Boos and Bravos" segment.
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Why Cybersecurity Must Serve the Business, Not Block It — Insights from Carl Froggett
In this episode of The Segment, host Raghu Nandakumara sits down with Carl Froggett, Chief Information Officer at Deep Instinct, the first company to apply end-to-end deep learning to cybersecurity.
With nearly three decades of experience — including over 20 years at Citi leading global infrastructure defense and cybersecurity services — Carl brings a rare, full-circle perspective on how the cyber landscape, leadership, and culture have evolved from the early 2000s to today’s AI-driven world.
You’ll learn:
How Carl “accidentally” fell into cybersecurity — and what the early days of firewalls and compliance-driven security looked likeWh...
The Monday Microsegment for the week of 10/27/2025
The Monday Microsegment for the week of October 27th. All the cybersecurity news you need to stay ahead, from Illumio's The Segment podcast.
Patch Tuesday just got a zero-dayNuclear secrets exposed through a SharePoint holeFormer cybersecurity executive charged with selling secrets to RussiaAnd Gary Barlet joins us for an "Ask the Expert" segment.
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The Monday Microsegment for the week of 10/20/2025
The Monday Microsegment for the week of October 20th. All the cybersecurity news you need to stay ahead, from Illumio's The Segment podcast.
F5 breach shakes confidence in core cyber defensesEurope takes down a SIM-farm empireAnd China flips the script with hacking accusation against the U.S.And Gary Barlet joins us for an "Ask the Expert" segment.
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The Monday Microsegment for the week of 10/13/2025
The Monday Microsegment for the week of October 13th. All the cybersecurity news you need to stay ahead, from Illumio's The Segment podcast.
New details on a serious Oracle vulnerabilityMama mia! Nintendo faces a possible data leakAnd payroll pirates plunder HR accounts. Argh.And Gary Barlet joins us for an "Ask the Expert" segment.
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The Monday Microsegment for the week of 10/6/2025
The Monday Microsegment for the week of October 6th. All the cybersecurity news you need to stay ahead, from Illumio's The Segment podcast.
Hackers hit Oracle customers with extortion emails.CISA’s lights are still on, but most of its defenders are home on furlough.And Palo Alto login portals face a flood of suspicious scans.And Christer Swartz joins us for a "Boos and Bravos" segment.
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The Monday Microsegment for the week of 9/29/2025
The Monday Microsegment for the week of September 29th. All the cybersecurity news you need to stay ahead, from Illumio's The Segment podcast.
CISA orders an emergency patch after attackers weaponize Cisco firewall flaws.AI and malware are working hand-in-hand, but it’s not actually romanticAnd a string of new breaches could ruin the friendship between customers and major brands.And Michael Adjei joins us for an "Ask the Expert" segment.
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The Monday Microsegment for the week of 9/22/2025
The Monday Microsegment for the week of September 22nd. All the cybersecurity news you need to stay ahead, from Illumio's The Segment podcast.
Travel chaos across Europe after attackers hit airport systemsFactories remain stalled as Jaguar Land Rover hack drags onAnd key cyber intel-sharing law hits a snag in the SenateAnd Scott Smith joins us for a "View from the Street" segment.
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Assume Breach, Build Trust: Zero Trust Lessons from STCU
In this episode of The Segment, host Raghu Nandakumara sits down with Greg Mitchell, Application Administration Manager at STCU, for a candid, insightful look at what it really takes to drive security and innovation inside a modern, mission-driven financial institution.
Greg shares how his team is building resilience from the inside out—applying zero trust principles not as a buzzword, but as a practical, culture-driven framework for protecting core systems.
From his roots in school district IT to leading major modernization efforts at STCU, Greg walks us through what it means to lead with intention, ass...
The Monday Microsegment for the week of 9/15/2025
The Monday Microsegment for the week of September 15th. All the cybersecurity news you need to stay ahead, from Illumio's The Segment podcast.
FInsurance claims show ransomware is still king — but AI is giving phishing a major boost.DoubleDragon goes to Washington, posing as a U.S. lawmaker.And scam factories in Asia hit with the U.S. sanctions hammer.And John Kindervag joins us for an "Ask the Expert" segment.
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The Monday Microsegment for the week of 9/8/2025
The Monday Microsegment for the week of September 1st. All the cybersecurity news you need to stay ahead, from Illumio's The Segment podcast.
Fallout continues from the Salesforce-Salesloft supply chain breach.A cyberattack clips the claws of Jaguar Land Rover.Congress races the clock to keep cyber threat intel sharing alive.And Christer Swartz joins us for a "Boos and Bravos" segment.
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The Monday Microsegment for the week of 9/1/2025
The Monday Microsegment for the week of September 1st. All the cybersecurity news you need to stay ahead, from Illumio's The Segment podcast.
Federal agencies scramble in the wake of major cyber lapses.A new ransomware strain uses AI to write its own attacks in real time.And to keep rivals out, hackers are patching the very security flaws they exploit.And John Kindervag joins us for an "Ask the Expert" segment.
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The Monday Microsegment for the week of 8/25/2025
The Monday Microsegment for the week of August 25th. All the cybersecurity news you need to stay ahead, from Illumio's The Segment podcast.
Android VPNs promised users privacy — and tracked them instead.That urgent call from the boss? It may not be the boss.And Apple zero-day flaw makes a picture worth a thousand lines of malicious code.And Trevor Dearing joins us for a "Myth Buster" segment.
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Live from Black Hat 2025: Mapping Cyber Risk & Preparing for an AI-Driven Future
Recorded live at Black Hat 2025, this episode takes you straight to the frontlines of cybersecurity innovation.
Host, Raghu Nandakumara first sits down with Bennett Moe, a cartographer turned N2K CyberWire VP, reveals how mapping skills can turn massive data into actionable cyber insights and why fundamentals still matter in an AI-driven world. Then, Jim Reavis, CEO of the Cloud Security Alliance and ISSA Hall of Famer, shares his urgent warning on cloud risks, the impact of generative AI, and why security leaders must rethink old playbooks.
We discussed:
How cartography principles help prioritize a...The Monday Microsegment for the week of 8/18/2025
The Monday Microsegment for the week of August 18th. All the cybersecurity news you need to stay ahead, from Illumio's The Segment podcast.
Windows admins, start your updates — the latest Patch Tuesday is a doozy.Hackers are packing RomCom exploits into a popular file-archiving app, but no one’s laughing.And phishers are turning stolen logins into stock pump-and-dump scams.And Aishwarya Ramani joins us for an "Ask the Expert" segment.
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The Monday Microsegment for the week of 8/11/2025
The Monday Microsegment for the week of August 11th. All the cybersecurity news you need to stay ahead, from Illumio's The Segment podcast.
Federal courts scramble to tighten security after sealed files spill in cyber breach.Less than 24 hours in, ChatGPT-5 is already breaking bad.And federal agencies: today's the deadline to apply a critical Exchange fix.And Christer Swartz joins us for an "Ask the Expert" segment.
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The Monday Microsegment for the week of 8/4/2025
The Monday Microsegment for the week of August 4th. All the cybersecurity news you need to stay ahead, from Illumio's The Segment podcast.
A cyberattack shuts down the city of St. Paul — and draws in the National Guard.Spiders and dragons and rats — oh my! U.S. authorities issue new cybersecurity warning.And AI-powered bots are making DDoS attacks almost as easy as cheating on your homework.And John Kindervag joins us for a "Kindervag's Compass" segment.
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The Monday Microsegment for the week of 7/28/2025
The Monday Microsegment for the week of July 28th. All the cybersecurity news you need to stay ahead, from Illumio's The Segment podcast.
More than 400 organizations compromised in a fast-moving SharePoint attack campaign.Researchers are blaming China-based threat groups for the attacksAnd researchers ask: did well-meaning vulnerability disclosures tip them off?And John Kindervag joins us for a "Kindervag's Compass" segment.
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Zero Trust, Mapped and Matured with Dr. Chase Cunningham and John Kindervag
In this dynamic episode of The Segment, two of cybersecurity’s biggest names reunite with host, Raghu Nandakumara, for a no-holds-barred conversation: John Kindervag, the godfather of Zero Trust, and Dr. Chase Cunningham, aka Dr. Zero Trust. What unfolds is a fast-paced, insight-packed dialogue that spans decades of hard-earned wisdom, unexpected humor, and a shared mission to demystify modern cyber defense.
John and Chase reflect on the global evolution of Zero Trust—from its scrappy beginnings to its widespread adoption by Fortune 500s, military leaders, and even elder care facilities.
They dive into why context-driven maps a...
