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!”
Attackers used to smash the window and run. Now they copy the key, walk through the front door, and blend into your normal tools, tickets, and processes. That shift changes everything, from how we train leaders to how we budget, procure security tools, and prove we can recover when prevention fails.
Jess sits down with Stacy Cameron, founder and CEO of CyCam Strategies and a fractional security executive with deep federal cybersecurity experience. Stacy shares how she learned to make compliance and security standards usable instead of painful, why mentorship programs like the UMBC Meyerhoff Scholars Program produce stronger long-term talent, and what government service looks like when the mission is urgent but the processes are complex.
We also get tactical about modern threats: ransomware groups living off the land, deepfake and voice impersonation risks, and why “assume breach” demands real resilience, not just more tools. Stacy breaks down how to prioritize the basics, align executives to their incident responsibilities early, and build a security program that can detect, respond, and recover even when budgets and procurement cycles cannot keep pace with the threat landscape.
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