In this episode of Tech 2 Exec, Mike Linton and Josh Linton talk with Harold Rivas (CIO & CISO, Absolute Security) about communicating cyber risk to executives, evaluating security tech without tool sprawl, and adopting AI with the right guardrails—plus why resilience and recovery belong in every leadership conversation.

Learn more about Absolute at www.absolute.com

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Mick Leach, Field CISO at Abnormal Security, joins the Tech 2 Exec Podcast to examine how AI-driven social engineering is reshaping business email compromise and why human behavior has become the primary attack surface. Mick shares his perspective on executive risk, email security decision-making, and how prevention changes security measurement and accountability.

Learn more about Abnormal at www.abnormal.ai.

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In this Tech 2 Exec episode, Gil Geron, CEO and Co-Founder of Orca Security, explains why the idea that security slows the business down is outdated. He shares how using context—rather than alert volume—changes how cloud risk is prioritized, reduces friction with engineering teams, and supports growth without disrupting production. The conversation connects security decisions directly to business outcomes IT and executive leaders care about.

To learn more about Orca Security, visit https://orca.security/.

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AI is moving fast inside unified communications—but most organizations haven’t adjusted security, network design, or ownership models to keep up. In this Tech 2 Exec episode, Terry Corder of Fusion Connect breaks down where AI-powered tools like Microsoft Teams and Copilot add value, where they introduce risk, and what executives need to get right before these systems become business-critical. Learn more about Fusion Connect at www.fusionconnect.com/.

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Meetings shouldn’t be hard. Brad Hintze from Crestron joins Tech 2 Exec to break down why meeting friction persists and how enterprises are addressing it. We discuss consistent room experiences, smarter space management, and the role AI is starting to play in reducing support overhead for IT teams.

Learn more about Crestron at www.crestron.com.
Learn more about VLCM at www.vlcm.com.

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Jason Mitchell, Senior Vice President of Engineering at Delinea, joins Tech 2 Exec to discuss how identity-based security strengthens enterprise defense strategies. The conversation covers how privilege management reduces risk, why identity now defines the perimeter, and what IT leaders need to consider as AI and automation reshape access control.

Learn more about Delinea: www.delinea.com

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Tim MalcomVetter, CEO and Co-Founder of Wirespeed, joins Tech 2 Exec to share how his experience leading red and blue teams, including Walmart’s red team, which shaped a new way of thinking about Managed Detection and Response (MDR). He explains why speed, validation, and operational alignment matter more than ever in cybersecurity.

Watch to learn how Wirespeed is helping enterprises move from reactive detection to proactive defense.

Learn more about Wirespeed by visiting www.wirespeed.co.

The 5 Way Breaches Happen blog: https://wirespeed.co/posts/5-ways-breaches-happen

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What does it take to lead in cybersecurity when the challenges never stop changing? In this episode of the Tech 2 Exec Podcast, Expel CEO Dave Merkel shares stories from his career and how those experiences shaped his approach to leadership. The conversation explores the realities of working on both sides of the cybersecurity table and what executives should know when building stronger connections with IT and security teams.

If you’re interested in leadership, cybersecurity strategy, or the future of vendor and customer relationships, this episode is for you.

Learn more about Expel at: www.expel.com

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