About The Watchers
The Watchers is Sentinel Blue’s podcast featuring conversations with leaders, practitioners, and experts across cybersecurity, defense, and national security. Each episode offers insight into the people and perspectives shaping the future of cyber defense.
Latest Episode
Episode 40: Matt Lee on the cybersecurity poverty line, insurance risk shifts, and systemic failure
Matt Lee unpacks the “cybersecurity poverty line” and why much of the market is operating below a viable security baseline. He also explores how managed service agreements mask risk and why insurers are pushing accountability downstream.
Recent Episodes
Episode 39: Anna Wheeler
Breaking barriers, leadership under fire, and cyber’s evolution
Episode 38: Andy Boyd
Cyber Power, AI Disruption, and the Future of National Security
Episode 37: Teresa Shea
NSA Leadership, Trust, and the Future of Cyber Intelligence
Episode 36: Jonny Gannon
CIA Operations, Leadership Under Fire & AI Intelligence
Episode 35: Bob SKInner
Episode 34: General David Petraeus
Strategic Leadership, Great-Power Competition & AI
All episodes
2026 Season
- Episode 40: Matt Lee on the cybersecurity poverty line, insurance risk shifts, and systemic failure
- Episode 39: Anna Wheeler on breaking barriers, leadership under fire, and cyber’s evolution
- Episode 38: Andy Boyd on Cyber Power, AI Disruption, and the Future of National Security
- Episode 37: Teresa Shea on NSA Leadership, Trust, and the Future of Cyber Intelligence
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Episode 36: Jonny Gannon on CIA Operations, Leadership Under Fire & AI Intelligence
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Episode 35: Bob Skinner on Presidential Communications, Cyber Leadership, and AI Accountability
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Episode 34: General David Petraeus on Strategic Leadership, Great-Power Competition, and the AI Revolution
2025 SEaSON
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Episode 33: Don Yeske on Public Service, Courage, and the Changing Face of Government
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Episode 32: Bill Cameron on partner nation cybersecurity and cyberspace escalation
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Episode 31: Jennifer Ewbank on the CIA, Innovation in AI, and the Race with China
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Episode 30: Jack Rhysider on Darknet Diaries, Privacy, and the Future of Cybersecurity
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Episode 29: Tatyana Bolton on Cyber Policy, OT Security, and the Speed of Relevance
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Episode 28: Gentry Lane on cyber weapons, national defense, and the race for global cyber power
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Episode 27: Nick Andersen on national resilience, priorities, and leading with purpose
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Episode 26: Chase Cunningham on zero trust, AI hype, and strategic security thinking
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Episode 25: Mary O’Brien on Joint Command, Combat Medicine Innovation, and the Ethics of AI
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Episode 24: Lucian Niemeyer on operational technology, AI, and critical infrastructure
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Episode 23: Bridget Bean on public service and the strategic vision for CISA’s future
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Episode 22: Sean Stalzer on energy, cyber war, and securing America’s power grid
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Episode 21: Scott Edwards on CMMC, national security, and the role of MSPs
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Episode 20: Kat Wang on supply chain, AI, and the mad science of cybersecurity
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Episode 18: Matthew O’Neill on the Secret Service, cybercrime, and disinformation
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Episode 17: Connie Uthoff on geopolitics, cyberwarfare, AI and emerging technologies
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Episode 16: Ron Gula on entrepreneurship, cybersecurity, and fighting disinformation
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Episode 15: Mark Montgomery on the Cyberspace Solarium Commission and our future
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Episode 14: Joyce Hunter on FEMA, supply chain security, and feeding the world
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Episode 13: Carley Salmon on military life, cyber policy, and transcending technical
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Episode 12: Alison King on national security, Volt Typhoon, and the APT threat
2024 Season
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Episode 11: Candice Frost on leadership, military intelligence, and national security
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Episode 10: Diane Janosek on resilience, cybersecurity and security evolution
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Episode 9: Glenn Gerstell on foreign threats, cyber resilience and conflict readiness
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Episode 8: Matt Hayden on CISA, elections, and the national cybersecurity challenge
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Episode 7: Brandon Wales on election security, misinformation and nation state threats
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Episode 6: Michael McLaughlin on service, security, and the growing cyber threat
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Episode 5: Robert Disney on service, sacrifice, artificial intelligence and our future
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Episode 4: Bryan Ware on modern conflict, entrepreneurship and emerging technologies
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Episode 3: Robert Potter on the war in Ukraine, cybersecurity, and the future of tech
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Episode 2: Renee Wynn on the important mission of NASA, leadership, and optimism
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Episode 1: Andrew McCabe on Democracy, Cybersecurity, and the work of the FBI