
Cyber Sensei Podcast
In each episode, Allison Ritter, experiential cyber security exercising expert and former SOC Manager, is joined by a cyber security thought leader, “sensei”, to discuss the secret sauce of building powerful teams and well-prepared security operations. Episodes include conversations with CISOs, SOC Managers, Training Managers, cyber security educators and subject matter experts across cyber resilience, risk, crisis exercising and education.
Episodes
14 episodes
Episode 14: The CISO in 2024 - Bridging the Gap to Boardroom Leadership - with Rick Howard
This episode is a must-listen for:💡aspiring CISOs looking to chart their career path; 💡recruiters seeking top cybersecurity talent; 💡anyone interested in the transformation of cybersecurity leadership roles.
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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59:02

Episode 13: How to Receive Your CAE Designation, MDC Case Study - with Dr. Diego Tibaquira
It was great to have Dr. Diego Tibaquirá with us again! In our recent podcast episode, we delved into the challenges facing cybersecurity educators in attaining CAE designation for their programs. We explored the complexities of CAE requirement...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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46:57

Episode 12: Building a New Cybersecurity Program: with Dr. Diego Tibaquira
It was a great pleasure hosting Dr. Diego Tibaquira from Miami Dade College and hearing the success story of building a cybersecurity program from scratch. Luckily, this is the first out of two episodes featuring Diego - make sure you tune in t...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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48:29

Episode 11: Cybersecurity Curriculum That Delivers Work-Ready Graduates - with Jordan Kent
A big thank you to Jordan Kent, Customer Success Manager for Higher Education here at Cyberbit, for joining us in the recently concluded episode where he introduced the audience to the key components of a successful cybersecurity curriculum. Th...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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57:24

Episode 10: Data Driven Approach to Cybersecurity - with Roger. A Grimes
It was a pleasure hosting Roger A. Grimes, who shared his extensive experience and provided insights for cybersecurity educators. Thank you for teaching us all about a data-driven approach to cybersecurity with a focus on risk management, instr...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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58:56

Episode 9: Do's and Don'ts in Your Cybersecurity Program - with Darryl Davis and Matt McKinley
A huge thank you to Darryl and Matt from the City of Refuge Tech Transformation Academy for shedding light on these fascinating topics that any cybersecurity educator can learn from: teaching patterns, learning styles, recommended exercises, an...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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56:43

Episode 8: How to Prepare Your Cyber Security Students for the Workforce on a Limited Budget? With Dr. Dalia Sherif, Greg Lindstrom, and Chris Wolski
This episode with Lone Star College was one of the most educational episodes on the Cyber Sensei Podcast. This time, Dr. Dalia Sherif, Greg Lindstrom, and Chris Wolski kindly shared with us how LSC was able to provide students with hands-on exp...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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1:01:24

Episode 7: Cyber Range Success Stories from the Trenches - with Kristy Zyburo
It was great having Kristy Zyburo on our podcast, demonstrating how cyber ranges are becoming a standard part of higher education programs. Thank you, Kristy, for educating us on how colleges and universities are adopting the new approach of si...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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1:00:58

Episode 6: Empowering Cybersecurity Students: A Deep Dive into Thinking Skills, Exercise and Engagement - with Pete Herzog
Thank you, Pete Herzog, for generously sharing your knowledge with us during our last Cyber Sensei episode. In this live session, Pete introduced us to Hacker Highschool and shared his insights on engaging young audiences and best practices in ...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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1:02:22

Episode 5: Developing cybersecurity talent for a secure future with Dr. Mark Sorrells
In this episode, we discussed the Fayetteville Technical Community College (FTCC) success story. After integrating a cyber range into its cybersecurity program, FTCC was able to increase student enrollment by 60%, within 6 months c...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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1:00:32

Episode 4: Why are live-fire cyber attack scenarios critical to cybersecurity programs? with Michael Hamilton
Big thanks to Mike Hamilton, Founder and CISO at Critical Insight, for sharing his insights on the Cyber Sensei podcast on how to best prepare cybersecurity students for their jobs. We had an illuminating discussion on timely topics such as the...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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55:31

Episode 3: The ideal cyber graduate - the employer’s perspective with Nick Mumma
It was a pleasure hosting Nick Mumma, former AmEx incident response and training instructor. Nick gave us valuable insight into what industry expects from cybersecurity graduates, what gets graduates hired, and what causes them to fail. Many th...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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57:30

Episode 2: Adversarial Thinking: An Integral Part of Cybersecurity Talent - with Dr. Seth Hamman
Many thanks to Dr. Seth Hamman, Director of the Center for the Advancement of Cybersecurity and Associate Professor of Cyber Operations and Computer Science at Cedarville University,
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Episode 2
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56:04
