Welcome to "PrOTect It All," the podcast where we peel back the layers of cybersecurity to reveal the core strategies, challenges, and triumphs of protecting our digital and operational landscapes. We're thrilled to have you on board for an upcoming episode! Your insights and experiences are invaluable to our listeners who are eager to learn and engage with the leading minds in IT and OT security.
As we gear up to dive into conversation, please feel free to share any specific topics or stories you'd like to discuss. Our audience appreciates both the technical deep-dives and the high-level overviews, so bring your unique perspective, and let's make cybersecurity accessible and engaging together.
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Welcome to "PrOTect It All," the podcast where we peel back the layers of cybersecurity to reveal the core strategies, challenges, and triumphs of protecting our digital and operational landscapes. We're thrilled to have you on board for an upcoming episode! Your insights and experiences are invaluable to our listeners who are eager to learn and engage with the leading minds in IT and OT security.
As we gear up to dive into conversation, please feel free to share any specific topics or stories you'd like to discuss. Our audience appreciates both the technical deep-dives and the high-level overviews, so bring your unique perspective, and let's make cybersecurity accessible and engaging together.
Thank you for joining us on this journey to foster a more secure future. We can't wait to hear your voice on the "PrOTect It All" podcast!
AI, Human Behavior & Cybersecurity’s Future: Cutting Complexity and Strengthening Defense
PrOTect It All
38 minutes 27 seconds
1 month ago
AI, Human Behavior & Cybersecurity’s Future: Cutting Complexity and Strengthening Defense
The future of cybersecurity won’t be won by tools alone - it will be won by people, process, and smarter use of AI.
In this episode of Protect It All, host Aaron Crow sits down with cybersecurity veteran Sharad Rai to explore how IT and OT security teams can reduce complexity, fight alert fatigue, and build stronger defenses through foundational practices and intelligent automation.
Sharad brings decades of real-world experience - from early firewall management to leading large-scale security programs at major financial institutions. Together, Aaron and Sharad break down what actually works in cybersecurity today: simplifying policies, understanding user behavior, strengthening basics like patching, and leveraging AI for contextual decision-making.
You’ll learn:
Why human behavior is the root of both risk and resilience
How AI can reduce complexity, noise, and alert fatigue
What “good vs bad” looks like through an AI-driven, context-aware lens
How policy overload cripples organizations - and how to fix it
Why OT and IT security still depend on foundational hygiene
The rise of browser-based security and Chrome as an endpoint
What’s coming next: AI-driven phishing, contextual controls, and automated response
Whether you're a security leader, practitioner, or just navigating modern cyber challenges, this episode will reshape how you think about defending systems and the people using them.
Tune in to discover how AI, clarity, and human-centered design are shaping cybersecurity’s next chapter only on Protect It All.
Key Moments:
06:21 "Cybersecurity Basics: Know the Layers"
09:49 "Defining Good to Block Bad"
13:03 Alarm Fatigue and Information Overload
14:01 Alarm Tuning and Data Utilization
19:02 RFID Tags and Process Frustration
23:03 Simplifying Cybersecurity for Success
25:18 "AI Optimizing Policy Adjustments"
27:33 "Tech Frustrations Then and Now"
31:46 Cloud Computing Transformed Everyday Work
36:05 Focus on Foundational Basics
About the guest :
Sharad Rai is a cybersecurity leader and architect with over 20 years of experience securing some of the world’s most complex financial institutions. As Vice President of Security and Architecture at State Street, he leads regulatory-driven initiatives and delivers enterprise-wide cybersecurity programs across cloud, infrastructure, and endpoint platforms. Sharad has held key security roles at Morgan Stanley, BNP Paribas, Jefferies, and Foundation Medicine, with deep expertise in EDR, PAM, SASE, ZTNA, and cloud-native security. He is known for simplifying complexity, reducing risk, and bridging product, engineering, and executive teams.
How to connect Sharad: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharad-rai-cissp-a951a28
Connect With Aaron Crow:
Website: www.corvosec.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaronccrow
Learn more about PrOTect IT All:
Email: info@protectitall.co
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PrOTect It All
Welcome to "PrOTect It All," the podcast where we peel back the layers of cybersecurity to reveal the core strategies, challenges, and triumphs of protecting our digital and operational landscapes. We're thrilled to have you on board for an upcoming episode! Your insights and experiences are invaluable to our listeners who are eager to learn and engage with the leading minds in IT and OT security.
As we gear up to dive into conversation, please feel free to share any specific topics or stories you'd like to discuss. Our audience appreciates both the technical deep-dives and the high-level overviews, so bring your unique perspective, and let's make cybersecurity accessible and engaging together.
Thank you for joining us on this journey to foster a more secure future. We can't wait to hear your voice on the "PrOTect It All" podcast!
