Tech Transforms
Tech Transforms, brought to you by Owl Cyber Defense, talks to some of the most prominent influencers shaping government technology.
Displaying 4 items of Tech Transforms with the tag "zero trust".
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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 114: Trust by Design: Why AI Needs a New Digital Foundation
January 6th, 2026 | 49 mins 16 secs
digital certification, sovereign data, tech transforms, zero trust
What if AI can’t scale because the Internet was never designed to support it? In this episode of Tech Transforms, Carolyn Ford speaks with Will Roper, CEO of Istari, about why infrastructure, not algorithms, is the real barrier to AI, and how federated, zero-trust data models could reshape defense, aerospace, and regulated industries.
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Zero Trust at the Edge: Securing Data, Devices, and Decisions
April 29th, 2025 | 45 mins 16 secs
ai, cybersecurity, data, iot, zero trust
Randy Clark, cybersecurity strategist and contributor to SIGNAL Magazine, joins Carolyn Ford to explain why the future of secure data lies at the edge. From smart cities to AI-driven infrastructure, Randy breaks down how zero trust data works — and why labeling, encrypting, and governing data from the moment it’s created can change everything. They talk edge AI, data sovereignty, and why trusting your thermostat might be harder than it looks. Plus: why the 1980s weren’t ready for this tech, and how protecting data—not just networks—could reshape public safety and defense.