AZ TRT 2.0 – Best of Cybersecurity from Business to Government AZ TRT S07 EP14 (296) 9-6-2026

AZ TRT 2.0 – Best of Cybersecurity from Business to Government

AZ TRT S07 EP14 (296) 9-6-2026

 

What We Learned This Week

• Cyber and CIO mgmt
• Common Cyber Issues
• TRM Labs on security
• ACTRA - Cyber threats affect everyone from Gov’t to business to private & growing

Clips from past shows focusing on Cybersecurity and threats to both business and Government. .

 

 

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Clips from Related Shows:

Cybersecurity, Disruption, Blockchain & Terrorism w Ari Redbord of TRM Labs

- BRT S02 EP31 (78) 8-1-2021

 

 

What We Learned This Week

• Cybersecurity is extremely important industry for national security
• TRM Labs startup in cyber-security, monitors blockchain
• OFAC - Gov’t administers economic and trade sanctions
• Ransomeware – specific breach, takeover of a computer system, holds data hostage

• Programatic Money Laundering – bad guys create new addresses, create ‘shell’ companies

 

Guest: Ari Redbord, Head of Legal and Government Affairs w/ TRM Labs

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ari-redbord-4054381b4/

https://www.trmlabs.com/post/trm-labs-appoints-ari-redbord-as-head-of-legal-government-affairs

 

Ari is formerly a US Attorney, and worked in the Treasury Department, now advises the Government on cybersecurity, and Blockchain.

Cybersecurity is a fast growing and extremely important industry for national security, and corporate interests. There are Nation States acting as bad players in the cyber realm and targeting the US Government and US business. We discuss the advancements in technology on cyber crime, blockchain, crypto, and online fraud.

How is the FBI dealing with Ransomware, and other cyber attacks on prime targets like the Colonial Pipeline, or other big corps. What Regulations are coming in banking, and Fintech, with KYC (Know Your Customer), plus the big banks like JP Morgan Chase and Goldman are on board. 

What the blockchain ledger can help solve in security, to monitor criminal activity in real time with the help of crypto exchanges like Coinbase.  Lastly, what TRM Labs does for clients, how they advise, operate, and who they work with.

 

Full Show: HERE

 

 

Phishing, Malware & Cybersecurity - Try Not to Get Pwned

- BRT S02 EP47 (94) 11-21-2021

 

What We Learned This Week:

 

• Have I been Pwned? Means have I been breached / hacked – did someone hack my email or website
• Phishing – most common type of email threat, like when you receive a strange email with a link – Do Not Open – DELETE (and alert other office staff of the email)
• Ramsonware – hack your website, or data – hold it hostage for an extortion ‘ransom’ payment
• Dark Web – where stolen data, & info is being bought & sold
• VPN Connections – direct and secure

 

Guests: Vince Matteo, Seven Layer Networks, Inc.

https://sevenlayers.com/

Vince Matteo is a certified penetration tester, a security researcher, and a senior consultant at Seven Layers (.com) where he focuses on securing small businesses.  Vince is the author of "Hacking 101 – A Beginner’s Guide to Penetration Testing", he's a bug bounty hunter with 17 published critical vulnerabilities, and he's presented talks on offensive hacking at security conferences -- most recently GrrCON in Grand Rapids, MI and BSides in College Station, TX.  Outside of work, Vince is an accomplished endurance athlete, an Ironman age group champion, and in his spare time, you can find him in the desert -- training for the next hundred-mile ultramarathon. 

 

Full Show: HERE

 

 

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Cybersecurity Response Plan w/ Frank Grimmelmann of ACTRA

 

- AZ TRT S06 EP03 (264) 2-9-2025              

 

What We Learned This Week

• ACTRA Arizona Cyber Threat Response Alliance
• Cyber threats affect everyone from Gov’t to business to private and growing
• Companies need to be responsive with speed to be effective + share information of attacks
• ACTRA has members from both government and private sector
• ACTRA helped create a state cybersecurity response model that other states can use

 

 

Guest: Frank Grimmelmann

https://www.actraaz.org/actra/leadership

President & CEO/Intelligence Liaison Officer

 

Mr. Grimmelmann also serves as Co-Chair (together with Arizona's Chief Information Security Officer) for the Arizona Cybersecurity Team (‘ACT’), created through the Governor’s Executive Order signed in March 2018. He also serves as a Founding Member of the National Leadership Group for the Information Sharing & Analysis Organization Standards Organization (‘ISAO SO’) at the University of Texas San Antonio (UTSA), created under the President’s Executive Order 13691 in February 2015. As ACTRA’s leader, Mr. Grimmelmann was invited as the first private sector representative in the Arizona Counter Terrorism Information Center (ACTIC) and served as its first private sector Executive Board representative from 2014-2019. He presently acts as ACTRA’s designated private sector liaison to ACTRA’s Key Agency and other non-Member Stakeholders. 

 

Full Show: HERE

 

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Cybersecurity & Compliance w/ Paige Hanson of Secure Labs

- AZ TRT S06 EP15 (277) 8-17-2025    

 

What We Learned This Week:

• A cybersecurity breach can cost more than just data—it can damage infrastructure and destroy client confidence.
• Even smaller companies (50–100 employees) need structured safeguards, compliance, and often outside MSSPs to stay secure.
• Secure Labs provides a roadmap for companies to meet regulatory standards like HIPAA, ISO 27001, and SOC 2, helping them win bigger clients.
• AI-driven threats like voice cloning and deepfakes make personal and business digital security more important than ever.
• Compliance isn’t cheap—outside audits can run $5,000–$50,000 annually, while Big Four audits may exceed $100,000.

 

 

 

Guest: Paige Hanson, Co-Founder of Secure Labs

 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hello-paige-hanson

Founder of SecureLabs | Helping businesses meet their security compliance standards | Fractional GRC | 🎤 Keynote, Moderator & Speaker | Identity Theft & Cyber Safety Expert | Volunteer | Wife + Mama

Full Show: HERE

 

 

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Cybersecurity, Ransomware, + AI Usage Guardrails

w/ Gary Perkins of CISO Global

- AZ TRT S07 EP01 (284) 1-18-2026    

 

 

What We Learned This Week:

·         Most cyber attacks are preventable
Basic controls, training, and awareness can stop the majority of threats.

·         Humans are both the weakest link and the strongest defense
Ongoing education and awareness turn employees into an effective “human firewall.”

·         AI will amplify cyber risk — for both attackers and defenders
Organizations must adopt AI defensively to keep pace with bad actors.

·         Reputation damage often outweighs financial loss
Brand trust is hard to rebuild after a breach, even if customers don’t immediately leave.

·         Cybersecurity is no longer optional or technical-only
It’s a business risk, a leadership issue, and a shared responsibility across the organization.

 

 

 

Guest: Gary Perkins, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) of CISO Global

 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/perkinsgary/

 

Gary Perkins is the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for cybersecurity firm CISO Global. Prior to that he was the CISO for the Government of British Columbia in Canada for 10 years -- responsible for providing cybersecurity services in support of the province and taught undergrad and graduate students at the University of Victoria for years. He has over 25 years’ experience in information technology, risk management, and cybersecurity. Prior to joining the BC Government, he worked in the private sector as chief of staff for security at TELUS and, earlier in his career, led teams responsible for incident response, operations, delivery, and architecture for both corporate and managed security services customers. A Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) since 2004, Perkins also holds an MBA from Simon Fraser University’s Management of Technology program.

 

Full Show: HERE

 

 

 

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