Voices of the Vigilant
Voices of the Vigilant
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"Humanizing cybersecurity with candid tales from cyberspace and beyond!"Voices of the Vigilant builds and shares knowledge by engaging with diverse voices and perspectives within the cybersecurity industry.
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The podcast focuses on key issues such as gender representation in cybersecurity, leadership transformation, and collaboration within the tech industry, with episodes covering topics like the challenges women face in tech as showcased in Hacking the Glass Ceiling, and innovations in application security shared by industry leaders like Clea Ostendorf.
Voices of the Vigilant is where bold conversations meet unflinching purpose. Hosted by Jess Vachon, cybersecurity leader, Buddhist minister, and founder of Vigilant Violet LLC, this podcast explores the front lines of digital resilience, ethical leadership, and equitable transformation in tech.
Through authentic dialogue with boundary-pushers, disruptors, and unsung heroes, each episode dives deep into the human side of cybersecurity—where strategy meets values, and innovation is grounded in integrity. From career pivots and cultural shifts to systemic inequities and visionary leadership, nothing is off the table.
This isn’t another tech podcast filled with jargon. Voices of the Vigilant is for those who lead with intention, speak truth to power, and are ready to reimagine what’s possible in an industry that’s overdue for change.
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“Humanizing cybersecurity with candid tales from cyberspace and beyond!”
Careers aren’t linear, and the most resilient defenders are forged in the messy middle. We sit down with Andreae Pohlman—Air Force veteran, former Microsoft incident responder, and enterprise security advisor—to trace a path from identity trenches to global ransomware recovery and back to the architecture that holds it all together. Andreae opens the vault on Pass‑the‑Hash, ESAE bastion forests, and privileged access workstations, then connects those lessons to today’s Entra ID, Defender for Endpoint, Defender for Identity, and Defender for Cloud Apps. If you’ve wondered how identity-first practices evolved into a full-stack defense strategy, this conversation maps the terrain with clarity.
What stands out is her through-line of grit. The military taught attention to detail, respect for mission, and composure under stress—skills that translate directly to enterprise response. Andreae explains how compromise recovery belongs beside incident response, not behind it, and why durable outcomes hinge on credential hygiene, tiered access, and secure admin workflows. We also explore the promise and limits of AI in detection and response: better signal and speed, not silver bullets, and the operational discipline required to turn insights into lasting change.
Community threads through every chapter. Scholarship for Service linked education to public impact and built a network that endures. Cyberjutsu—where Andreae now serves on the board—offers a technical, welcoming space that expects moxie and helps members level up through peer-led Small Tribes mentorship. We close with a bold wish: kill the password. Moving toward passkeys and passwordless reduces entire attack classes and the human burden that fuels social engineering. If you’re navigating a cyber career, leveling up your IR program, or looking for a community that matches your grit, you’ll find practical guidance and fresh energy here.
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