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The No Password Required Podcast connects with the cybersecurity industry’s most interesting professionals and shares their stories. No Password Required covers a variety of tech topics, from the cyber-related challenges facing law enforcement to the advent of quantum computing, this podcast explores the people and topics at the forefront of the field.

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Yesterday · 12 min
Next Gen: Curiosity, Confidence, and Finding Your Place in Tech - Ep.4- Karina Rosario
From Best Buy to Cybersecurity: Curiosity, Confidence, and Finding Your Place in Tech In this episode of No Password Required: Next Gen, Yazzel interviews Karina Rosario, Applications SOP Writer at ThreatLocker. Karina shares how her curiosity about technology led her from working at Best Buy and Geek Squad to earning her bachelor's degree in cybersecurity and beginning her career in the industry. From building a strong IT foundation to learning how important networking can be, Karina keeps it
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September 14 · 34 min
Bruno Lecoq — Co-Founder, CEO and CISO of BEMO and the leader who blocks his own employees from working on weekends
Bruno Lecoq is the Co-Founder, CEO, and CISO of BEMO, a Microsoft-focused cybersecurity and compliance firm serving small and mid-sized businesses across the United States. Before founding BEMO in 2010, Bruno spent nearly 20 years at Microsoft, where he worked on MS-DOS, Windows NT, Exchange, Xbox, and finished his tenure in HR. Born in a village of 1,200 people in France, Bruno moved to Seattle at 22 with a $10,000 loan, a backpack, and a dream he had announced to his mom at midnight after watc
September 1 · 17 min
No Password Required Breakout Room with Austin Walley
Austin Walley - AP History Teacher Turned Cybersecurity Educator and a believer in figuring it out. Austin Walley is a cybersecurity educator at George Jenkins High School in Lakeland, Florida, where he leads the school’s cybersecurity academy. But unlike many people in the field, Austin didn’t start in technology. He started as an AP history teacher and was recruited into cybersecurity after his administrators saw something beyond technical skills: his ability to question, teach, build relati
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August 17 · 43 min
No Password Required Podcast Episode 76 - Dr. Aleksandr Yampolskiy
Dr. Aleksandr Yampolskiy is the Co-Founder and CEO of SecurityScorecard, one of the world's most trusted cybersecurity brands with tens of thousands of customers, including half of the Fortune 100 and nine of the top 10 US banks. Before founding SecurityScorecard in 2014, Alex earned a PhD in cryptography from Yale, built authentication infrastructure for Goldman Sachs and Oracle, and served as CISO at Gilt Groupe, where a near-miss with exposed credit card data became the genesis for an entirel
August 3 · 7 min
No Password Required: Next Gen - Ep. 3 - Kieran Human
How Lead Cybersecurity Engineers Actually Think In this episode of No Password Required: Next Gen, Yazzel interviews Kieran Human, Lead Cybersecurity Engineer at ThreatLocker. From research to working directly with ThreatLocker's CEO on new security initiatives, Kieran gives an inside look at what it's really like to work on the front lines of cybersecurity. Kieran stands out as a cybersecurity professional by hares why curiosity, strong communication, and understanding the bigger picture a
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July 20 · 43 min
No Password Required Podcast Episode 75 - Philipp Leo
Philipp Leo — Swiss cyber expert, diplomat, and military officer, always two steps ahead of the storm No Password Required Podcast Episode 75 - Philipp Leo Philipp Leo co-founded Leo & Muhly Cyber Advisory, a strategic advisory firm specializing in cyber risk, resilience, and geopolitics. Now consulting with governments and private firms in Switzerland and abroad, Philipp has served as a UN observer on the Korean DMZ, trained the next generation of Swiss Armed Forces cyber specialists, and tau
July 6 · 57 min
No Password Required Breakout Room with Rob Whetstine
Rob Whetstine — Fortune 500 Director of Information Security and a rememberer of kindness Rob Whetstine, known across the cybersecurity community as BowtieSecurityGuy, is the Director of Information Security at a Fortune 500 organization. A self-taught, high school educated cybersecurity professional who worked his way up from the level one help desk, Rob has built a reputation for turning around failing teams, mentoring hundreds of job seekers for free, and being radically honest about what t
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June 22 · 51 min
No Password Required Podcast Episode 74 - Shane Tews
Shane Tews — Non-Resident Senior Fellow at AEI and the person who explained the internet to Capitol Hill No Password Required Season 7: Episode 7 – Shane Tews Shane Tews is a Non-Resident Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, where she focuses on cybersecurity, privacy, artificial intelligence, and internet governance. She is also President of Logan Circle Strategies, a strategic advisory firm working at the intersection of technology and policy. Before her think tank work, Shane
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June 9 · 28 min
No Password Required Podcast Episode 73 - Mudita Khurana
Mudita Khurana — Tech Lead at Airbnb and the person who always says, “I got this” No Password Required Season 7: Episode 6 - Mudita Khurana Mudita Khurana is a Tech Lead for Automated Tooling and Vulnerability Management at Airbnb, where she focuses on building modular, scalable security systems in an era of rapidly evolving AI threats. Before Airbnb, she spent nearly a decade in security roles across Accenture, Meta, and PwC, making bold career pivots along the way, including turning down a Pw
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May 25 · 50 min
No Password Required Podcast Episode 72 - Madeline Sedgwick
Madeline Sedgwick — Cyber Threat Analyst at Palo Alto Networks and a DUUUUVALLL lifer No Password Required Season 7: Episode 5 – Madeline Sedgwick   Madeline Sedgwick is a Cyber threat Researcher and Threat Analyst at Palo Alto Networks Unit 42, specializing in nation-state cyber activity, covert infrastructure, and cyber intelligence analysis. Before entering the private sector, she spent six years in the U.S. Navy as an intelligence specialist, helping support some of the earliest cyber ope
May 11 · 3 min
No Password Required: Next Gen - Ep. 2 - Tim Kircher
No Password Required: No Password Required: Next Gen - Ep. 2 - Tim Kircher From Freshman Stress to Cyber Success: Formula 1, Pickleball, and hacking in Real life In this episode of No Password Required: Next Gen, Yazzel Corona interviews Tim Kircher, a cybersecurity student at USF and member of the Security Operations Center Apprenticeship Program at Cyber Florida. Tim shares how his fascination with technology first sparked his interest in cybersecurity. From networking advice and navigati
April 21 · 20 min
No Password Required Breakout Room with Fagan Afandiyev
Fagan Afandiyev — Elite Cybersecurity Competitor and Legendary Whitehatter No Password Required: Breakout Room: Episode 1 — Fagan Afandiyev Fagan Afandiyev is a cybersecurity student at the University of South Florida and a member of the CyberHerd competition team, known for his strategic mindset and passion for solving complex challenges. From competing in international robotics competitions to discovering cybersecurity through hands-on platforms, Fagan has built his skills through curiosity
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April 6 · 40 min
No Password Required Podcast Episode 71 - Cynthia Wrye
Cynthia Wyre —Project Manager at Rapid7 and the Queen of Cyber Media No Password Required Season 7: Episode 4 - Cynthia Wyre Cynthia Wyre is a Senior Strategic Engagement Project Manager at Rapid7, where she helps connect academic research and industry. Her path into cybersecurity innovation was untraditional, moving from healthcare and construction project management into vulnerability research and academic partnerships. Cynthia reflects how she applied for a role she did not think she
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March 17 · 36 min
No Password Required Podcast Episode 70 - Madhav Nakar
Madhav Nakar — AI Security Researcher and Documentarian of Spirituality and Play No Password Required Season 7: Episode 3 - Madhav Nakar Madhav Nakar is a Security Researcher at BeyondTrust specializing in identity threats, endpoint security, and cloud attack paths. With a background in theoretical mathematics, his current research focuses on analyzing attacker behavior to build practical systems of detection. In this episode, Madhav shares the pivotal moments that shaped his career, in
February 27 · 3 min
No Password Required: Next Gen - Ep.1 - Michelle McAveety
No Password Required: Next Gen – Ep. 1 - Michelle McAveety Michelle McAveety- Cyber Competitions, Crowd Surfing & Main-Character Energy Welcome to our new spinoff series, No Password Required: Next Generation. Where we go behind the scenes and interview up-and-coming young professionals in cybersecurity! Whether you’re trying to figure out your career path, looking for a little inspiration, or just want to have a laugh while learning about the industry, this show is for you. Real storie
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February 16 · 44 min
No Password Required Podcast Episode 69 - Sue Serna
Sue Serna - Social Media Security and Governance Leader and Lover of All Beagles No Password Required Season 7: Episode 2 - Sue Serna Sue Serna is the CEO and Founder of Serna Social and the former head of global social media at Cargill. She brings more than two decades of experience at the intersection of storytelling, strategy, and security. In this episode, she shares her journey from business reporter to leading her own consultancy serving companies around the world on social media strate
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January 20 · 44 min
No Password Required Podcast Episode 68 — Rob Hughes
Rob Hughes — CISO at RSA and Champion of a Passwordless Future No Password Required Season 7: Episode 1 - Rob Hughes Rob Hughes, the CISO at RSA, has more than 25 years of experience leading security and cloud infrastructure teams. In this episode, he reflects on his unconventional career path, from co-founding the original Geek.com and serving as its Chief Technologist during the early days of the internet, to leading security and systems design at Philips Home Monitoring. Jack Clabby of
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Dec 21, 2025 · 40 min
No Password Required Podcast Episode 67 — Gina Yacone
Gina Yacone — Virtual CISO at Trace3 and Roller Derby Penalty Box Visitor Live from B-Sides Jacksonville, No Password Required welcomes Gina Yacone, Virtual CISO at Trace3. Jack Clabby of Carlton Fields, P.A. and Sarina Gandy, host and producer of the CyberBay Podcast, host a conversation on Gina’s unconventional career path, leadership under pressure, and the power of community in cybersecurity. With career stops in private investigation, digital forensics, and executive security, Gina brings
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Dec 3, 2025 · 36 min
No Password Required Podcast Episode 66 — Danny Jenkins
Danny Jenkins — Founder of ThreatLocker and the Zero-Trust Revolution Danny Jenkins is the CEO of ThreatLocker, the leading cybersecurity company that he built alongside his wife. Hosts Jack Clabby of Carlton Fields, P.A., and Kayley Melton of the Cognitive Security Institute follow Danny’s journey from a scrappy IT consultant to leading one of the fastest-growing cybersecurity companies in the world. Danny shares the moment everything changed: watching a small business nearly collapse after a
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Nov 4, 2025 · 44 min
No Password Required Podcast Episode 65 — Steve Orrin
Steve Orrin — From Biology to the Edge: Building Trust at Intel and the Poker Table Steve Orrin, Federal Chief Technologist at Intel Corporation, has forged a career that bridges biology, cybersecurity startups, and large-scale technology leadership. In this episode, hosts Jack Clabby of Carlton Fields, P.A., and Kayley Melton of the Cognitive Security Institute explore Steve’s journey—from early hacking and biochemistry research to founding startups and shaping the future of secure innovation

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