In this episode of Cyber Inspiration, Evgeniy Kharam is joined by John Spiegel, Jaye Tillson, and Graham Ludlow, authors of Zero Trust Done Right: A practitioner’s guide to zero trust security in the age of AI.

Based on decades of real world experience, they break down why most Zero Trust initiatives fail and what organizations need to do differently.

This is not a technical deep dive. It is a practical conversation about leadership, communication, and execution.

We cover:

• Why Zero Trust is a business initiative, not an IT project

• The human side of Zero Trust and why culture matters

• How to communicate with executives and gain buy in

• Why most initiatives never get finished

• How to position Zero Trust without even using the term

• Lessons learned from real world failures

If you are attending RSA, you can meet the authors and get your copy signed:

• Monday at the Cloud Security Alliance event

• Wednesday at the RSA Bookstore

Grab the book here

In this episode of Cyber Inspiration, Evgeniy Kharam sits down with David Sequino and Bill Lattin of OmniTrust (formally INTEGRITY Security Services - ISS), and authors of Trust on the Edge: The New Front Line in IoT Cybersecurity.

With decades of experience in cryptography and embedded systems, David and Bill share how a real world manufacturing challenge led them to build solutions focused on securing connected devices.

As everything from vehicles to medical devices becomes connected, cybersecurity is no longer optional. It must be built into products from the very beginning.

This conversation explores why embedded security is different from enterprise security, how the attack surface is rapidly expanding, and why leadership must take responsibility for security across the entire product lifecycle.

In this episode of Cyber Inspiration, Evgeniy Kharam sits down with Stanley Li, Founder of Netswitch Technology Management, to unpack a 30 year journey through technology, entrepreneurship, and cyber governance.

Born in Hong Kong, educated in England, and building his career in San Francisco, Stanley’s path was anything but linear. From bartending at a yacht club to becoming a cable puller, to network architect, to founder during the dot com era, his story reflects persistence, risk, and reinvention.

We discuss:

• Starting at the bottom and learning the industry from the ground up

• Launching a company in 2000 just as the dot com crash hit

• Building early voice recognition technology before the iPhone existed

• The emotional toll of failed partnerships

• Trust but verify in business relationships

• Why entrepreneurship is different when it is your own money

• How cyber governance became the next chapter

• The vision behind their open source Risk Indicator data visualization tool

Stanley also shares powerful advice about staying focused, elevating awareness, and protecting your character in business.

If you are navigating leadership, startups, or cybersecurity strategy, this episode is a masterclass in resilience.

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Read more on Netswitch: https://www.netswitch.net

Connect with Stanley Li: https://www.linkedin.com/in/netswitchstanleyli/

Connect with Evgeniy Kharam: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ekharam/