Tech Transforms
Tech Transforms, brought to you by Owl Cyber Defense, talks to some of the most prominent influencers shaping government technology.
Displaying 5 items of Tech Transforms with the tag "owl cyber defense".
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Episode 119: 5 Steps to Zero Trust
March 17th, 2026 | 27 mins 29 secs
ai, legacy systems, micro segmentation, owl cyber defense, zero trust
In this follow-up episode of Tech Transforms, Carolyn Ford and Michael Blake of Owl Cyber Defense explore what it actually takes to begin implementing Zero Trust. From discovering shadow IT and legacy systems to microsegmentation and access control, the conversation focuses on the practical steps organizations must take to limit the blast radius of a breach. The episode also examines how leaders can prioritize critical assets and build the teams needed to sustain a Zero Trust strategy over time.
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Episode 117: 2026 Predictions. What's Now. What's Next. What's Urgent.
February 27th, 2026 | 57 mins 31 secs
ai, cross-domain, owl cyber defense, predictions, tech transforms, zero trust
In this special 2026 Predictions episode of Tech Transforms, Carolyn Ford and the Owl Cyber Defense team unpack the signals already reshaping cybersecurity, AI, and defense. From the collapse of content trust to AI containment and hardware-enforced security, they explore why software alone won’t be enough in the year ahead. The message is clear: in 2026, leaders won’t lose because they lacked tools—they’ll lose because they trusted the wrong ones.
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Episode 111: One Woman’s Rebellion Against Reckless AI
November 25th, 2025 | 46 mins 24 secs
#responsibleai, aiethics, aigovernance, digital safety, owl cyber defense, techtransforms
AI risks aren’t sci-fi — they’re already woven into our schools, healthcare, and public systems.
In this week’s Tech Transforms, Carolyn talks with Janet Kang, Executive Director at Just Horizons Alliance, about ethical AI, real-time risk, and why we need “circuit breakers” for AI before harm scales. -
Episode 105: From Compliance to Capability: Securing the Federal Software Supply Chain in the Age of AI
September 9th, 2025 | 40 mins 57 secs
cybersecurity, owl cyber defense, sbom, supply chain, zerotrust
On this episode of Tech Transforms, host Carolyn Ford welcomes Antoine Harden, Regional VP of Federal at Sonatype, to unpack one of the most urgent challenges in federal cybersecurity.
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Episode 103: From GOTS to COTS: How Policy and Innovation Are Reshaping the Tactical Edge
August 12th, 2025 | 42 mins 33 secs
curtiss-wright defense solutions, defensetech, federal cots mandate, owl cyber defense
What does the federal government’s new COTS-first mandate really mean for defense tech? Carolyn Ford talks with Dom Perez, CTO at Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions, about the pressure to justify GOTS in 60 days, how CSFC is reshaping secure comms, and why real innovation might just come in a Rubbermaid tote.