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Enterprise AI Defenders

Enterprise AI Defenders

The AI in Enterprise Software Podcast Series 41 Episodes Jul 29, 2026

Enterprise AI Defenders features exclusive conversations with the world's best security executives, who share how threat landscapes have changed due to the cloud and AI’s role in the future of cybersecurity. The show is hosted by Evan Reiser, the CEO & founder of Abnormal AI, and Mike Britton, the CIO of Abnormal AI.

Episodes

Defending Trust and Baselining Behavior with NewYork-Presbyterian VP & CISO John Frushour
Defending Trust and Baselining Behavior with NewYork-Presbyterian VP & CISO John Frushour Jul 29, 2026 1595 On the 43rd episode of Enterprise AI Defenders, hosts Evan Reiser (CEO and co-founder, Abnormal AI) and Mike Britton (CIO, Abnormal AI) talk with John Frushour, VP & CISO at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital System. NYP is one of the nation's largest academic medical centers, defending patient care across a massive hospital network. John explains why the real endpoint of a mature security pro
Why Agents Can't Be Governed Like People with Amazon Web Services VP & CISO Amy Herzog
Why Agents Can't Be Governed Like People with Amazon Web Services VP & CISO Amy Herzog Jul 15, 2026 1634 On the 42nd episode of Enterprise AI Defenders, host Evan Reiser (CEO and co-founder, Abnormal AI) is joined by Amy Herzog, VP & CISO at Amazon Web Services. AWS is the world's largest cloud provider, and its active defense systems process more than 400 trillion network flows every day. Amy explains why AI changes the speed and cost of security rather than its fundamentals, why vulnerabil
AI Threats Aren't New, Just Faster with Tyson Foods VP & Global CISO Matt Bunch
AI Threats Aren't New, Just Faster with Tyson Foods VP & Global CISO Matt Bunch Jun 24, 2026 1838 On the 41st episode of Enterprise AI Defenders, hosts Evan Reiser (CEO and co-founder, Abnormal AI) and Mike Britton (CIO, Abnormal AI) talk with Matt Bunch, VP & Global CISO at Tyson Foods, about how Tyson Foods is modernizing its security operations with AI, and why AI-speed threats make the basics more important, not less.Quick Hits from Matt:On AI adoption across every role: "We'
Defending Clients and Securing AI Agents with CIBC Chief Security Officer Keith Gordon
Defending Clients and Securing AI Agents with CIBC Chief Security Officer Keith Gordon Jun 10, 2026 1588 On the 40th episode of Enterprise AI Defenders, host Mike Britton (CIO, Abnormal AI) is joined by Keith Gordon, Chief Security Officer at CIBC. Keith shares how a top-25 US bank is hardening its client-facing defenses with in-house behavioral biometrics, why third parties are the next exposed layer in financial services, and how the bank is governing agentic identities as the next phase of identit
Governing AI Risk in Healthcare with Montefiore Health System CISO Mark Ballister
Governing AI Risk in Healthcare with Montefiore Health System CISO Mark Ballister Apr 29, 2026 1643 On the 39th episode of Enterprise AI Defenders, hosts Evan Reiser (CEO and co-founder, Abnormal AI) and Mike Britton (CIO, Abnormal AI) sit down with Mark Ballister, CISO at Montefiore Health System, to discuss governing AI risk in a hospital system. Mark shares how his team flipped the default from "no" to "yes, with controls," why work-versus-web toggles are a quiet exposure
Identity Is the Perimeter in AI-era Fraud with Lockton Global CISO TJ Mann
Identity Is the Perimeter in AI-era Fraud with Lockton Global CISO TJ Mann Mar 4, 2026 1556 On the 38th episode of Enterprise AI Defenders, host Mike Britton talks with TJ Mann, Global Chief Information Security Officer at Lockton. TJ argues the fastest path to resilience is not chasing every shiny tool; it is treating identity, APIs, and SaaS configuration as the new frontline, because attackers “don’t need to breach your network anymore,” they need one compromised identity, integration
Fraud Moves Faster With AI, Verification Must Too with KPMG US CSO Matt Posid
Fraud Moves Faster With AI, Verification Must Too with KPMG US CSO Matt Posid Feb 18, 2026 1550 On the 37th episode of Enterprise AI Defenders, hosts Evan Reiser and Mike Britton talk with Matt Posid, Chief Security Officer at KPMG US. AI accelerates the attacker’s playbook by increasing overall capability and reducing the time between vulnerability discovery and exploitation. Matt explains why KPMG consolidated cyber, insider risk, physical security, life safety, resilience, and third-party
Secure by Design AI for a Modern Utility with Eversource Energy VP & CISO Chris Leigh
Secure by Design AI for a Modern Utility with Eversource Energy VP & CISO Chris Leigh Jan 21, 2026 1588 On the 36th episode of Enterprise AI Defenders, hosts Evan Reiser and Mike Britton talk with Chris Leigh, VP and Chief Information Security Officer at Eversource Energy. Chris leads security for a regulated, high-stakes utility serving millions across New England. He also owns AI in an uncommon org design that he uses to prove a point: governance does not have to slow innovation if it is built lik
Securing the Circular Economy and AI Attack Surface with Eastman CISO Adam Keown
Securing the Circular Economy and AI Attack Surface with Eastman CISO Adam Keown Dec 10, 2025 1696 On the 35th episode of Enterprise AI Defenders, hosts Evan Reiser (co-founder and CEO, Abnormal AI) and Mike Britton (CIO, Abnormal AI) talk with Adam Keown, Chief Information Security Officer at Eastman Chemical Company. Adam draws on a career in law enforcement and global enterprise security to explain how Eastman is safeguarding life-critical manufacturing through identity-first defense, AI-inf
Building Trustworthy AI Defenses with Georgetown CISO Micah Czigan
Building Trustworthy AI Defenses with Georgetown CISO Micah Czigan Nov 19, 2025 1712 On the 34th episode of Enterprise AI Defenders, hosts Evan Reiser (co-founder and CEO, Abnormal AI) and Mike Britton (CISO, Abnormal AI) talk with Micah Czigan, Chief Information Security Officer at Georgetown University. Micah shares how Georgetown is navigating AI adoption with security-first thinking, tailored governance, and a mindset rooted in experimentation. From piloting secure internal AI
Secure AI in the Hands of 200,000 Users with Arizona State University CISO Lester Godsey
Secure AI in the Hands of 200,000 Users with Arizona State University CISO Lester Godsey Nov 5, 2025 1663 On the 33rd episode of Enterprise AI Defenders, hosts Evan Reiser (CEO and co-founder, Abnormal AI) and Mike Britton (CIO, Abnormal AI) sit down with Lester Godsey, Chief Information Security Officer at Arizona State University, to discuss how ASU is building an ambitious, campus-wide AI strategy. With more than 200,000 users, ASU has deployed an in-house platform supporting 60+ language models an
Operational Discipline and Agentic AI for Real Risk Reduction with Dolby CISO Yaron Levi
Operational Discipline and Agentic AI for Real Risk Reduction with Dolby CISO Yaron Levi Oct 22, 2025 1446 On the 32nd episode of Enterprise AI Defenders, hosts Evan Reiser (CEO, co-founder at Abnormal AI) and Mike Britton (CIO, Abnormal AI) talk with Yaron Levi, CISO at Dolby. They unpack the enduring basics of cyber, how agentic AI can help teams move faster, and why excellent security starts with the business mission. Yaroni argues that most incidents still trace to old problems and that progress in

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