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  • HS125: How to Choose an IT Hiring Service

    HS125: How to Choose an IT Hiring Service
    Feb 24 2026
    Every employer knows to conduct background checks. However, conducting background checks on IT professionals requires an extra layer of verification, given the privileged access they typically have to IT systems and tools. Moreover, in this AI era, background checks need to be deeper and more effective than before–in the past we didn’t need to verify... Read more »
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    33 min
  • HS124: Administration DDoS on AI Regulation

    HS124: Administration DDoS on AI Regulation
    Feb 10 2026
    The recent U.S. Executive Order 14365, Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence, is the administration’s latest attempt to prevent the enforcement of most of the AI laws passed in individual US states. Because it is only an executive order (EO), it cannot directly nullify, supersede, forestall, or put a pause on state-level laws.... Read more »
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    44 min
  • HS123: What Can You Stop Worrying About in 2026?

    HS123: What Can You Stop Worrying About in 2026?
    Jan 27 2026
    Are there some things that can come off your strategic planning radar for IT and cybersecurity in 2026? If you ask AI, you’ll get some surprising answers. Johna and John take a critical look at this AI-generated list to see which ones may or may not be “solved enough” to fall off the strategic planning... Read more »
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    31 min
  • HS122: Insider Threats in the Age of AI

    HS122: Insider Threats in the Age of AI
    Jan 13 2026
    Leaders may shy away from thinking about insider threats because it means assuming the worst about colleagues and friends. But technology executives do need to confront this problem because insider attacks are prevalent—a recent study claims that in 2024, 83% of organizations experienced at least one—and on the rise. Moreover, AI and deepfakes vastly enhance... Read more »
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    34 min
  • HS121: Digital Security Teammates: From Fantasy to Operational Reality (Sponsored)

    HS121: Digital Security Teammates: From Fantasy to Operational Reality (Sponsored)
    Dec 16 2025
    Your next security teammate might not be a traditional hire — it could be a Digital Security Teammate (DST),” says Secure.com CEO Uzair Gadit. In this sponsored episode, Uzair explains the concept of a DST and how it differs from an AI SOC. He highlights the operational and business benefits of deploying DST, including improved... Read more »
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    33 min
  • HS120: Eight New Year’s Resolutions for 2026

    HS120: Eight New Year’s Resolutions for 2026
    Dec 9 2025
    As you wind down 2025, what should you be planning to do for 2026? The Heavy Strategy team breaks it down for you with eight resolutions for the new year. From setting an AI strategy to cloud optimization, Johna and John can help you enter the new year prepared for what’s next. Other resolutions include... Read more »
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    26 min
  • HS119: Securing 2026: How AI, Quantum, and the AI-Powered Browser are Driving Enterprise Defense (Sponsored)

    HS119: Securing 2026: How AI, Quantum, and the AI-Powered Browser are Driving Enterprise Defense (Sponsored)
    Dec 2 2025
    Anand Oswal, Executive Vice President at Palo Alto Networks, joins Johna Johnson and John Burke for a wide-ranging exploration of two emerging focal points of enterprise risk: cryptographically relevant quantum computing, and browser-mediated agentic AI. The looming arrival of quantum computers that can break legacy encryption has already created the threat of “harvest now, decrypt... Read more »
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    24 min
  • HS118: Bricking the Company – Discussing Existential Threats with Leadership

    HS118: Bricking the Company – Discussing Existential Threats with Leadership
    Nov 25 2025
    AI and other technologies are increasingly capable of delivering company-ending events. How do you have “the conversation” with senior leadership–the one about the existential risks your organization faces, and the steps needed for remediation–in a way that ensures that your company is maximally protected, and that you get the resources you need? AdSpot Sponsor: Meter ... Read more »
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    35 min