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-informed education, and resilience engineering, staying ahead of a dynamic threat landscape.

Quick hits from Adam:

On aligning cyber with manufacturing outcomes: “Cybersecurity here at Eastman has two main pillars: make sure the business continues running, and protect our intellectual property. That gives us an advantage in the market.”

On evolving attack surfaces: “Identity is the new attack surface, and privilege is the blast radius.”

On adaptive education: “One of the nicest compliments I’ve gotten was a VP saying: ‘Your security newsletter is so concise it’s faster to read than to file away’.”

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Enterprise AI Defenders is a show where top security executives share how moves to the cloud have created an evolved threat landscape that requires new tools to protect against cybercrime. Find more great lessons from tech leaders and enterprise software experts at https://www.enterprisesoftware.blog/.

Enterprise AI Defenders is produced by Josh Meer.

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 tools to defending against deepfakes and hyper-personalized phishing, Micah’s approach protects people while embracing innovation.

Quick hits from Micah:

On AI-powered phishing: “Phishing emails now look personal. AI is building profiles and crafting messages that feel targeted, not blasted.”

On governance that enables adoption: “Shadow AI happens when people don’t feel they have a path to yes. We’re focused on building that path.”

On personalized AI defense models: “We're profiling advisory targets to understand risk not just by email but web activity too, and that’s all AI-powered.”

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Enterprise AI Defenders is a show where top security executives share how moves to the cloud have created an evolved threat landscape that requires new tools to protect against cybercrime. Find more great lessons from tech leaders and enterprise software experts at https://www.enterprisesoftware.blog/.

Enterprise AI Defenders is produced by Josh Meer.

On Episode 33 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 and has granted all students and staff access to ChatGPT. Godsey outlines ASU’s strong governance framework, proactive security controls, and threat modeling to address risks such as prompt injection and insider misuse, while highlighting student-driven innovation through hackathons and grants that promote responsible AI experimentation in cybersecurity.

Quick hits from Lester:

On AI threat acceleration: "It’s not net new attacks, we’re just seeing them executed faster, more effectively. The deepfakes in 2024 aren’t funny anymore."

On internal innovation: "We built our own platform supporting over 60 large language models, with walled garden controls and ethical guardrails."

On AI’s future impact: “We’re training a model to ingest messy threat intel from all sources and separate the good from the bad. That’s how small teams can finally take action with confidence.”

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Enterprise AI Defenders is a show where top security executives share how moves to the cloud have created an evolved threat landscape that requires new tools to protect against cybercrime. Find more great lessons from tech leaders and enterprise software experts at https://www.enterprisesoftware.blog/.

Enterprise AI Defenders is produced by Josh Meer