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Drop #1: Wisdom In, Wisdom Out
Synopsis:
The inaugural episode of the MARTESclass Project series.
"Wisdom In, Wisdom Out." The inaugural drop features a diverse panel of banking cybersecurity professionals. Over the course of the episode, the panel covers major industry themes including handling high-stakes operational crises, the evolution of root-cause analysis, and how their personal leadership mentalities have shifted away from scare tactics toward strategic risk management and business enablement. The conversation culminates in the veteran leaders sharing strategic, practical career advice for navigating organizational politics, managing multi-generational IT infrastructure teams, and building a trusted community network to foster long-term cyber resilience.
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The CISO Generations Episode (12MAY2026)
The A.I. Security Lowdown Episode (26MAY2026)
Synopsis:
AI is everywhere — in headlines, boardrooms, vendor decks, and strategy slides. But AI Security remains misunderstood, oversimplified, or drowned in hype. This episode cuts through the noise.
What actually is AI Security? What is hype vs real risk? Is AI a genuine security concern or just another industry fad? What should security leaders, CISOs, and practitioners be doing right now? How do governance, policy, and real-world implementation intersect?
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Drop #2: "Beyond Intelligence, Behind the Threats"
This episode features an unfiltered discussion with Carlos Tengkiat (CISO, LandBank) and Kerr Ang (DFIR Head, Security Bank) on the often‑overlooked realities of cybersecurity work. The conversation examines pay disparity, chronic understaffing, risk decision gaps, burnout, and the tension between compliance and true security.
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Audience insights further highlight issues around retention, operational fatigue, and leadership disconnects. Drop 03 offers a clear, candid look at the challenges faced by modern defenders and the systemic factors shaping today’s security landscape.
Drop #3: "The Things Left Unsaid"
The Voices from the Trenches Episode (30JUN2026)
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Drop #4: "What's Up ZERO TRUST?"
The ZTX State of Play Episode (28JUL2026)
Zero Trust is one of the most talked-about frameworks in cybersecurity — and one of the least understood. In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Chase Cunningham ("Dr. Zero Trust"), the ex-NSA analyst and Navy veteran who literally wrote the ZTX framework, to find out where the industry is actually succeeding with Zero Trust — and where it's just putting the words on a slide. From the certification hustle to the real story of an AI model that broke out of its sandbox and hacked live systems on its own, Chase doesn't hold back.
The conversation gets even more valuable when it turns practical: why "identity is the new perimeter" is already outdated thinking, why fundamentals beat hype every time, and the one analogy that makes Zero Trust click instantly — comparing it to something you've done a hundred times without realizing it: flying on a plane. Whether you're a CISO, a builder, or just trying to make sense of where AI security is headed, this one's worth the full watch.