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Ep. #216: The First Year of Starting a Cyber Business
Founder and CEO of Salem Cyber Jon Bagg joins co-host Andy Bonillo on Episode #216 of Task Force 7 Radio to discuss what it is like to be a...
Ep. # 215: How To X-Ray Your Software to Protect the Supply Chain
CEO and Co-Founder of Reversing Labs Mario Vuksan joins co-host Andy Bonillo on Episode #215 of Task Force 7 Radio to discuss how Reversing Labs acts as an X-Ray...
Ep. 214: A View Into Disruptive Technology for Cyber Defenders
Chief Product Officer of Strike Ready Anurag Gurtu joins co-host Andy Bonillo on Episode #214 of Task Force 7 Radio to discuss how Artificial Intelligence and StrikeReady’s digital assistant...
Ep. 213: The Past, Present, & Future of Vulnerability Management
The Vice President of Market Insights at Tenable, Mr. Gavin Millard joins co-host Andy Bonillo on Episode #213 of Task Force 7 Radio to talk about the past, present...
Ep. 212: Communication and Psychology Are The Keys To Success
Cyber Security investor and entrepreneur Joe Loomis joins Co-Host Andy Bonillo on Episode #212 of Task Force 7 Radio to talk about his lessons learned in growing and investing...
About the Show
Task Force 7 Radio is the Voice of Cyber Security around the globe. We feature up to date insights and analysis by preeminent cyber security professionals on the most important cyber security issues affecting your life today.
Although the world of cyber security can be complex, our focus is to explain highly technical subject matter in non-technical terms. We cover topics that are vital interest to the cyber security expert yet also will appeal
to the novice interested in learning more about cyber security and new threats affecting the social, political business, and economic concerns of our world.
We explore a wide range of controversial issues that you won’t want to miss each week. Task Force 7 Radio is broadcast live every Monday at 8 PM Eastern Time, 5 PM Pacific Time, on the VoiceAmerica Business Channel.
About the Host
George Rettas is one of the most well-known cyber security professionals in the world with extensive experience practicing cyber security in both the public and private sectors, Mr. Rettas is a serial entrepreneur, serving as the CEO and President of Task Force 7 Radio, LLC, and Task Force 7 Technologies, Inc. a company
focusing on building the world¹s first and only Professional Cyber Security Social Network. Mr. Rettas is also the President and CEO of Code X Entertainment, LLC, a company focused on producing television, movies, literary, digital, and merchandising products.
Guest Hosts
Thomas Pageler
Tom Pageler is currently the Chief Security Officer (CSO) at BitGo. As CSO Tom leads a world-class security team and is responsible for security governance and risk management, information security and operations, compliance, and physical security. Tom has 20 years of experience in security and risk management with technology and financial services companies. Prior to BitGo, Tom was at Neustar, where he served as the companies CSO and CRO. Prior to this role, he was the CRO and Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at DocuSign. At JPMorgan Chase, Tom was the Deputy CISO and led cyber-security, fraud prevention, and protective intelligence. At Visa, he was the Head of Risk Assessments and Director of Emerging Risk and Fraud Control and helped launch the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC). Tom also served as a Special Agent with the U.S. Secret Service where he established the San Francisco ECTF and apprehended leaders of cyber organized crime.
Hosted Episodes
Andrew Bonillo
Andy Bonillo is the co-founder of Task Force 7 and Global Head of Information Security in the financial sector where he where he built leads all threat detection and response capabilities. Prior to his current role, Andy was the Director of Cybersecurity Strategy at Verizon Communications where he held multiple roles including Chairman of the Communications Information Sharing and Analysis Center, led Verizon's Next Generation Cyber Incident Response Platform efforts, and consulted to over 150 data breaches globally. Andy also served as a Special Agent with the United States Secret Service where he led the largest cybercrime investigation in US history and was awarded the Distinguished Service Award from the U.S. Attorney General. He holds a Bachelors degree in Criminal Justice from Saint Anselm College, taught the first cybersecurity class at Harvard and MIT, has appeared on NBC's the Today Show, and is globally recognized as an expert in cybercrime and incident response.
Hosted Episodes
Recent Guests
Admiral Michael Rogers
Mike Rogers retired from the U.S. Navy in 2018 after nearly 37 years of naval service rising to the rank of four-star admiral. He culminated his career with a four plus year tour as Commander, U.S. Cyber Command and Director, National Security Agency – creating the DoD’s then newest large war fighting organization and running the U.S. government’s largest intelligence organization. In those roles he worked with the leadership of the U.S. government, the DoD and the U.S. Intelligence community as well as their international counterparts in the conduct of cyber and intelligence activity across the globe. He also assisted in the development of national and international policy with respect to cyber, intelligence, data, privacy and technology – including extensive work with corporate leadership in various critical infrastructure sectors. Admiral Rogers is currently supporting companies in the private sector, serving as a member of various Boards of Directors and Advisory Boards.
Dr. Magda Chelly
Magda Lilia Chelly, is the Managing Director of Responsible Cyber Pte. by day, and a cyber feminist hacker by night. Magda is the brand ambassador of Peerlyst, one of the strongest InfoSec online communities. She spends most of her time supporting chief information security officers in their cyber security strategy and roadmap. She reviews technical architectures, cloud migrations, and digital transformations. She is continuously raising cyber security awareness & diversity at a global scale.
She is currently based in Singapore, with a global reach through her company in 19 locations worldwide. She speaks five languages fluently, and has a PhD in Telecommunication Engineering with a subsequent specialization in cyber security. She also was recently nominated as global leader of the year at the Women in IT Awards 2017, and TOP 50 cyber security influencer globally.
Michael Chertoff
As Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security from 2005 to 2009, Michael Chertoff led the country in blocking would-be terrorists from crossing our borders or implementing their plans if they were already in the country. He also transformed FEMA into an effective organization following Hurricane Katrina. His greatest successes have earned few headlines – because the important news is what didn’t happen.
Richard A. Clarke
Dick Clarke is CEO of Good Harbor LLC, a boutique cyber security/risk management consultancy. Clarke is a sought-after advisor to leading CEOs, Boards, and C-level executives of Fortune 500 Companies in the US, as well as several state leaders, including the Governors of New York and Virginia, on all issues of cyber-security and risk and crisis management.
