Podcast
Welcome to the Hybrid Identity Protection Podcast. If your job is defending hybrid identity environments from cyberattacks, this is the podcast to put on repeat.
Join our host, 15-year MVP alum Sean Deuby, for thoughtful conversations with global identity experts who share their strategic visions and practical guidelines for securing Active Directory and Entra ID, preventing and remediating identity-based attacks, and recovering from identity system attacks.
Phishing-Resistant by Default: What Microsoft’s Passkey Shift Means for You with Nathan McNulty (Patriot Consulting) and Eric Woodruff (Semperis)
Passkeys are now the default authentication method in Entra ID. If you’re responsible for Entra ID identity, the question you…
All Podcast Episodes
Explore conversations with global identity security experts about securing hybrid cloud identities, including Active Directory, Entra ID, and Okta.
Phishing-Resistant by Default: What Microsoft’s Passkey Shift Means for You with Nathan McNulty (Patriot Consulting) and Eric Woodruff (Semperis)
https://youtu.be/d6EoyriqiZQ Passkeys are now the default authentication method in Entra ID. If you’re responsible for Entra ID identity, the question you …
Why the Human Layer Is Cybersecurity’s Real Battleground with Sarah Gosler, Head of Cyber Resiliency and Human Defense at Wells Fargo
Recorded live at Black Hat 2026, this episode features Sarah Gosler, Managing Director and Head of Cyber Resiliency and Human Defense at Wells Fargo. Sarah and Sean discuss why humans are the largest attack surface rather than the weakest link, how AI has industrialized social engineering, and why simple human-centric tools like safe words are becoming critical defenses against deepfakes.
What IT Teams Miss About OT Identity with Wylie Shanks, President of Infosec Matters Inc.
This episode features Wylie Shanks, a cybersecurity consultant who currently leads an OT cybersecurity program for a large North American energy company’s business unit. With over 25 years of experience working with critical infrastructure organizations, he designs, defends, and recovers environments spanning enterprise IT to industrial control systems. His expertise spans security architecture, incident response, privileged access management, and cyber risk management—translating complex challenges into practical, auditable solutions. Wylie holds numerous certifications, including GIAC Security Expert (GSE), ISSAP, GIAC Response and Industrial Defense (GRID), and GIAC Cyber Incident Leader (GCIL).
Why Less Than 20% of Ransomware Victims Ever Pay with Marc Jason Grens, President of Chaintrax
This episode features Marc Jason Grens, President of Chaintrax, a compliance and blockchain forensics firm that has advised on ransomware incidents since 2017. In this episode, Marc explains why ransomware victims decide to pay, why that payment can violate US sanctions law if it isn’t vetted first, and why tracking the money afterward is how law enforcement works to recover it.
What Cloud Identity Really Costs When It Fails with Chris Steinke, Director of Product Strategy at Semperis
This episode features Chris Steinke, Director of Product Strategy at Semperis, a technology executive with more than 20 years of experience across cybersecurity, digital identity, and infrastructure. In this episode, Chris explains why moving identity to the cloud creates a single point of failure, why backup and recovery alone aren’t enough, and why the next frontier is making trust portable, so applications aren’t locked to a single identity provider.
Inside a Veteran CISO’s Playbook for Crisis and Communication with Philip Keibler, VP and CISO at Meijer
This episode features Phil Keibler, Vice President and CISO at Meijer, who has held CISO roles at Bass Pro Shops and Finish Line across nearly three decades in security leadership. Phil shares why CISOs who struggle to get budget usually have a storytelling problem, how he defines success in a role where stopping every attack is impossible, and why fundamentals matter more than chasing new tools.