Steve King

Managing Director, Cybersecurity Marketing Advisory Services, CyberTheory

Steve King has served in senior leadership roles in technology development and deployment for the past 25 years. He is an author, lecturer and serial startup founder, including three successful exits in cybersecurity, and served for six years as the CISO for Wells Fargo Global Retail banking. As a co-founder of the CyberTheory Institute, King is passionate about the role Zero Trust must play in the future of cybersecurity defense. He is currently the managing director of CyberTheory and has held leadership roles in marketing and product development, operating as CEO, CTO and CISO for several startups, and served as CIO for Memorex and was the co-founder of the Cambridge Systems Group.

Craig Box of ARMO on Kubernetes and Complexity

Steve King • February 8, 2023

In this episode of "Cybersecurity Unplugged," Craig Box, vice president of open source and community at ARMO, discusses the complexity of using Kubernetes in a hybrid cloud environment, the need to understand "how these moving parts work together" and potential use of Kubernetes with 5G.

Protecting the Hidden Layer in Neural Networks

Steve King • January 26, 2023

In this episode of "Cybersecurity Unplugged," Chris "Tito" Sestito discusses technology to protect neural networks and artificial intelligence and machine-learning models, and John Kindervag explains how such technology fits into the zero trust framework.

How Cyberattacks Affect CISOs

Steve King • January 17, 2023

In this episode of "Cybersecurity Unplugged," Steve Stone of Rubrik Zero Labs discusses the State of Data Security Report, which focuses on the impact of cybersecurity attacks on IT leaders, especially CISOs. Stone outlines areas of concern after an attack and changes needed to improve security.

A Self-Service Platform to Secure Small Businesses

Steve King • December 29, 2022

In this episode of "Cybersecurity Unplugged, Stan Golubchik, founder and CEO of ContraForce, discusses the company's mission, beginnings and plans for expansion. Golubchik says ContraForce answers the "need for a stronger generalist workforce for cybersecurity."

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning - Present & Future

Steve King • December 28, 2022

In this episode of "Cybersecurity Unplugged," Liran Paul Hason, co-founder and CEO of Aporia, discusses the current state of machine learning and artificial intelligence in cybersecurity and the most interesting and promising applications for these technologies right now.

Cyberwarfare's Role in the Next National Defense Strategy

Steve King • November 17, 2022

Despite the strategic priorities laid out by the Biden administration and initial indicators provided by the Department of Defense, it's unclear how the next national defense strategy will prioritize threats and define the primary role of the U.S. military. Chris Dougherty discusses cyberwarfare.

The Role of Cybersecurity in the Russia-Ukraine War

Steve King • November 9, 2022

In this episode of "Cybersecurity Unplugged," Dr. Chris Miller, an associate professor of international history at the Fletcher School at Tufts University, discusses the cybersecurity aspects of the Russia-Ukraine war and how perceptions of the two countries may have been inaccurate.

Cyber Warfare: A New Playbook. How Cyber, Conventional Warfare and Disinformation/MDM Constitute a Unified Playbook

Presented by Matanda Doss, Executive Director, Cybersecurity and Technology Controls, Commercial Bank, JPMorgan Chase & Co. , Ty Howard, Chief Information Security and Privacy Officer, City of Mesa , Steve King , Mike Manrod, CISO, Grand Canyon Education, Inc. • October 20, 2022

The nature of warfare is changing. As conventional, cyber and information warfare converge into a highly refined and devastating playbook, we need to rethink many aspects of the way we implement defense tactics. This panel of public and private sector experts will dissect: The evolution of Russian tactics-from...