Kitecast
by Tim Freestone and Patrick Spencer
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Kitecast features interviews with security, IT, compliance, and risk management leaders and influencers, highlighting best practices, trends, and strategic analysis and insights.
Episodes
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- Rick Doten: AI Governance Isn't Bureaucracy · 50 min · Season 4 Episode 55Boards are pushing AI as fast as it will go. Rick Doten’s answer: fine, but you sign off on the risk. Rick has spent three decades in security: ethical hacking and forensics at…
- Robert Smallwood: AI Governance Needs Data Governance · 49 min · Season 4 Episode 54Most companies rolling out AI have the sequence backward. That is the case Robert Smallwood makes on this episode of Kitecast. Smallwood has spent over a decade defining what…
- Diane Janosek: When AI Outruns the Law · 49 min · Season 4 Episode 53Dr. Diane Janosek is a nationally recognized cybersecurity leader and CEO of Janos LLC who advises organizations at the intersection of technology, law, compliance, and policy…
- Bryan Cassady: AI Requires Humans and Guardrails · 50 min · Season 3 Episode 52Host Patrick Spencer sat down with Bryan Cassady—director of the Global Entrepreneurship Alliance, eight-time founder, author of Cycles and The Generative Organization, and…
- Dr. Rick Goud: 1 in 3 Firms Hit with Data Sovereignty Incidents · 41 min · Season 4 Episode 51In this Kitecast episode, Patrick Spencer sits down with Rick Goud, Kiteworks' Field CTO and a recognized European data sovereignty expert, to unpack findings from the Kiteworks…
- Aaron McCray: Ferrari Security: Speed With Guardrails · 47 min · Season 3 Episode 50Can you drive a Ferrari at 150 miles per hour without its enhanced safety package? Sure. Should you? That's the question Aaron McCray, Field CISO at CDW and retired U.S. Navy…
- Justin Greis: AI Meets Cybersecurity · 49 min · Season 3 Episode 49Most organizations are racing to adopt AI without considering the security implications. Justin Greis, former leader of McKinsey's cybersecurity practice and founder of an…
- Kevin Powers: From Academic to Practical Cybersecurity · 51 min · Season 3 Episode 48Kevin Powers, Faculty Director of the Masters of Legal Studies in Cybersecurity Risk and Governance at Boston College Law School, began his professional and academic journey when…
- AI and Third-Party Security "Danger Zone": 2025 Annual Data Security and Compliance Risk Report · 56 min · Season 3 Episode 47Cybersecurity experts Heather Noggle and Dr. Arun DeSouza discussed Kiteworks' Data Security and Compliance Risk: 2025 Annual Survey Report, which introduces the industry's first…
- Rick Goud: Navigating Europe’s Data Sovereignty Challenges · 44 min · Season 3 Episode 46Dr. Rick Goud brings a unique perspective to the data sovereignty conversation, combining medical informatics expertise with entrepreneurial technology innovation. As co-founder…
- Scott McCrady: MSPs and Identity-first Security · 40 min · Season 3 Episode 45Scott McCrady's path to becoming CEO of SolCyber started in the server rooms of the early 2000s. Back then, he was installing Nokia security appliances and building some of the…
- Chris Pogue: Digital Forensics in the Modern Threat Landscape · 49 min · Season 3 Episode 44This Kitecast episode features Chris Pogue, Director of Digital Forensics at CyberCX, a cybersecurity veteran with 25 years of experience. Chris brings unique insights from his…
- Analysis and Lessons from Kiteworks Top 11 Data Breaches in 2024 Report · 52 min · Season 3 Episode 43In this insightful episode, cybersecurity experts Mike Crandall and Arun DeSouza join host Patrick Spencer to analyze Kiteworks' Top 11 Data Breaches in 2024 Report. Rather than…
- Dominic Bowen: Geopolitical Risk Planning & Management · 37 min · Season 3 Episode 42This insightful Kitecast episode features Dominic Bowen, Partner and Head of Strategic Advisory at 2Secure in Stockholm, Sweden. With over 20 years of experience supporting…
- Arun DeSouza: Becoming a Transformation CISO · 45 min · Season 3 Episode 41Arun DeSouza, the Managing Director at Profortis Solutions, brings over two decades of experience as a CISO, having developed and implemented award-winning programs in identity…
- Chad Lorenc: Security as a Practice in the Cloud · 37 min · Season 3 Episode 40With over two decades of experience in the cybersecurity domain, Chad Lorenc stands as a prominent voice in cloud security and enterprise security strategy. Currently serving as…
- Howard Holton: Weighing AI Cyber Hype and Risks · 42 min · Season 3 Episode 1Unveiling AI, Data Security, and Innovation Howard Holton, the Chief Technology Officer of GigaOm, explores some of the most pressing topics in technology today. With over two…
- Luigi Lenguito: Getting Proactive About Your Cybersecurity · 46 min · Season 2 Episode 38Luigi Lenguito, a pioneering figure in predictive cybersecurity, brings an extraordinary background to his role as founder and CEO of BforeAI. Before revolutionizing cyber threat…
- 2025 Exposure Risk Report: Key Insights · 33 min · Season 2 Episode 37The Kiteworks 2025 Forecast for Managing Private Content Exposure Risk Report offers a comprehensive analysis of emerging cybersecurity and compliance trends shaping the year…
- Jerod Brennen: From Music Educator to Cybersecurity Consultant and Mentor · 53 min · Season 2 Episode 23Jerod Brennen, VP of Cybersecurity Services at SideChannel, brings a unique perspective to cybersecurity leadership. Originally pursuing a career in music education, Brennen's…







