Episodes

Wednesday Jun 28, 2023
Wednesday Jun 28, 2023
In this episode of the Retail & Hospitality ISAC podcast, host Luke Vander Linden is joined by Shad Taylor, solution architect for retail & hospitality at Fortinet, to expand upon securing the store of the future. Then, Lee Clark, cyber threat intelligence analyst & writer at RH-ISAC, provides the latest intel briefing.Thank you to Fortinet for their sponsorship of the Retail & Hospitality ISAC podcast.

Wednesday Jun 14, 2023
Wednesday Jun 14, 2023
In this episode of the Retail & Hospitality ISAC podcast, host Luke Vander Linden is joined by Dom Lutz, an information security engineer at URBN, to expand upon a personal research project he is working on, homographs in domain spoofing. Then, Luke sits down with Rafia Noor, an information security engineer in the operation technology division at Colgate-Palmolive, to discuss her career path, intelligence sharing at the RH-ISAC, and the trajectory of cybersecurity.Thank you to Fortinet for their sponsorship of the Retail & Hospitality ISAC podcast.

Wednesday May 24, 2023
Wednesday May 24, 2023
In this episode of the Retail & Hospitality ISAC podcast, host Luke Vander Linden is joined by Ben Vaughn, senior vice president and CISO at Hyatt. During the second part of this interview, Ben reviews Hyatt’s guiding principles and how Hyatt optimizes cyber insurance renewal. Luke also highlights N2K’s new podcast, T-Minus. Then, Lee Clark, cyber threat intelligence analyst & writer at RH-ISAC, provides the latest intel briefing. Finally, Luke chats with Dave Stapleton, Cyber GRX’s CISO, on accelerating business growth while minimizing third-party risk.Thank you to Fortinet for their sponsorship of the Retail & Hospitality ISAC podcast.

Wednesday May 10, 2023
Wednesday May 10, 2023
In this episode of the Retail & Hospitality ISAC podcast, host Luke Vander Linden is joined by Ben Vaughn, senior vice president and CISO at Hyatt. During this two-part interview, Ben discusses diversity in the cybersecurity industry and explains Hyatt guiding principles. The second part of this interview will air during the May 24 episode.Then, Luke is joined by co-host Alicia Malone, senior manager of public relations at PCI SSC, Kandyce Young, manager of data security standards at PCI, and Tony James, director of cyber security at Target to discuss the rollout of PCI DSS v4.0. Questions relating to the rollout? Register here for the RH-ISAC and PCI DSS v4.0 webinar on May 25 at 3 p.m. ET. More information about PCI and the new version can be found on the following resources page.

Wednesday Apr 26, 2023
Wednesday Apr 26, 2023
In this episode of the Retail & Hospitality ISAC podcast, host Luke Vander Linden is joined by Cam Sabatini, senior analyst of information security, planning, and architecture at Abercrombie & Fitch Co., and Kristen Dalton, director of strategic cyber engagement, research, and analytics at RH-ISAC, as they explore cyber risk quantification (CRQ). Then, Kevin Jackson, founder and CEO of Level 6 Cybersecurity, expands upon how Level 6 came to fruition, the business model, and new offerings. Finally, Lee Clark, cyber threat intelligence analyst & writer at RH-ISAC, provides the latest intel briefing.Link to episode 21 on 2023 CISO and Practitioner Benchmark Survey.Thank you to Fortinet for their sponsorship of the Retail & Hospitality ISAC podcast.

Wednesday Apr 12, 2023
Wednesday Apr 12, 2023
In this episode of the Retail & Hospitality ISAC podcast, host Luke Vander Linden is joined by Bryon Hundley, RH-ISAC’s VP of intelligence operations, and JJ Josing, RH-ISAC’s principal threat researcher, to discuss the recent launch of RH-ISAC’s threat actor profile catalog. Then, Suzie Squier, RH-ISAC’s president, and Rafael (Rafa) Villoria Ferrer, head of global cyber security operations centre at Nestlé, discuss the upcoming events occurring in Europe. The episode concludes with a feature from Rick Howard, N2K's CSO and The CyberWire’s chief analyst and senior fellow, who expands upon his new book, Cybersecurity First Principles: A Reboot of Strategy and Tactics.Thank you to Fortinet for their sponsorship of the Retail & Hospitality ISAC podcast.

Wednesday Mar 22, 2023
Wednesday Mar 22, 2023
In this episode of the Retail & Hospitality ISAC podcast, host Luke Vander Linden is joined by Benjamin Barrontine, vice president of executive services at 360 Privacy. Then, Lee Clark, RH-ISAC's cyber threat intelligence analyst & writer, reviews the latest intel briefing. Finally, Luke speaks with Jeffrey Davidhizar about how he transitioned from teaching math to middle and high school students, to his career in cybersecurity at Crutchfield Corporation.Thank you to Fortinet for their sponsorship of the Retail & Hospitality ISAC podcast.

Wednesday Mar 08, 2023
Wednesday Mar 08, 2023
In this episode of the Retail & Hospitality ISAC podcast, host Luke Vander Linden is joined by Courtney Radke, field CISO, retail & hospitality at Fortinet, and Ryan Lange, IT director infrastructure and security at Batteries Plus. Together they investigate the risks and latest threats confronting the cyber industry impacting customers, effective technologies in addition to mitigation tactics, and learning to pivot in the rapidly evolving retail space. Then, Luke speaks with Chris De La Rosa, about how he cultivated a career in cybersecurity and his current role at DICK'S Sporting Goods as their senior threat intelligence analyst. To hear the full interview of Luke's interview with Ira Winkler, check out Episode 16.Thank you to Fortinet for their sponsorship of the Retail & Hospitality ISAC podcast.

Wednesday Feb 22, 2023
Wednesday Feb 22, 2023
In this episode of the Retail & Hospitality ISAC podcast, RH-ISAC's president, Suzie Squier, and Christian Beckner, National Retail Federation’s vice president of retail technology and cybersecurity, expand upon RH-ISAC’s new partnership with NRF. Then, Lee Clark, RH-ISAC's cyber threat intelligence analyst & writer, reviews the latest intel briefing. Finally, host Luke Vander Linden and Alex Brown, RH-ISAC’s director of events, discuss this year’s Regional Workshop series. Thank you to Fortinet for their sponsorship of the Retail & Hospitality ISAC podcast.

Wednesday Jan 18, 2023
Wednesday Jan 18, 2023
In this episode of the RH-ISAC podcast, Kristen Dalton, director of strategic cyber engagement, research, and analytics, shares the results of this year's CISO and Practitioner Benchmark Surveys, including CISO priorities, budget, staffing, and skill gaps. Thank you to Fortinet for their sponsorship of the RH-ISAC podcast.

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