The Defender's Journal

Welcome to Episode 38 of The Defender’s Journal!
This week, Ashwin Mithra joins us - Global Head of Information Security at CloudBees, where his team sits at the intersection of software delivery, cloud operations and AI-driven development at scale. 
In this episode, we explore why security can no longer survive as a checkpoint in the pipeline. Ashwin breaks down why developers route around friction, why “death by screenshot” governance doesn’t work when AI is shipping thousands of changes a day, and why the future of secure delivery depends on making security automatic, inherited and ambient - not something teams learn reluctantly at the end.
+ Interested in joining us on the show? Connect with Cameron Wenham on LinkedIn or via our website.

Welcome to Episode 37 of The Defender’s Journal!
This week, Bashar Abouseido joins us - President of Cybersecurity at TENEX.AI and former long-serving CISO at Charles Schwab, where cyber decisions carried consequences beyond systems and into markets, trust and business continuity…
In this episode, we explore why the traditional security model of adding more analysts, more tools and more process has reached its limit. Bashar breaks down why “you can’t out-hire a machine”, why culture can eat your threat model, and why the next generation of security operations will be defined by AI-native scale, context engineering and human-led decision-making at machine speed.
+ Interested in joining us on the show? Connect with Cameron Wenham on LinkedIn or via our website.

Welcome to Episode 36 of The Defender’s Journal!
This week, Kevin Fielder joins us - CISO at NatWest Boxed, operating at the intersection of embedded finance, cloud-native banking and real-world security trade-offs...
In this episode, we explore what it takes to secure a banking platform that sits behind major consumer brands, why “yes, but safely” beats defaulting to no, and how AI is changing the way teams need to think about trust, verification and risk. Kevin also shares why great security leadership is rarely about fixing everything at once - it’s about understanding what matters most, and moving the business forward without losing control.
+ Interested in joining us on the show? Connect with Cameron Wenham on LinkedIn or via our website.

Welcome to another special crossover episode of The Defender’s and Disruptor’s Journal!
This week, Lee Rossey joins us - CTO and Co-Founder of SimSpace, a company helping organisations prove whether their teams, tools and AI agents can perform under real-world pressure.
In this episode, we explore why cyber readiness can no longer rely on assumptions, vendor claims or controlled lab results. Lee breaks down the value of high-fidelity cyber ranges, AI proving grounds and digital twin-style environments - and why the future of security may depend on testing machine-speed responses before they ever reach production…
+ Want to be part of the journey? Connect with host Cameron Wenham or explore both shows via our website!

Welcome to another special crossover episode of The Defender’s and Disruptor’s Journal!
This week, Matt Moynahan joins us - CEO of GetReal and a leader focused on one of the most urgent questions in security: what happens when identity itself can be fabricated in real time?
In this episode, we explore why traditional security stacks were never designed for a world of synthetic media, deepfake detection and forensic verification. Matt breaks down where enterprise failures are already emerging - from candidate fraud and account takeover to executive impersonation - and why the next decade of security may depend on restoring trust to digital communication itself.
+ Want to be part of the journey? Connect with host Cameron Wenham or explore both shows via our website!