Caffeinated Risk

Doug and Tim wrap up the summer with a look at both regulatory changes for critical infrastructure post Bill C8 and then jump across the ocean to dig into some European regulations. AI is top of mind for most and while the technology may be fascinating for some, the business consequences of bad decisions don't magically disappear. Critical thinking is potentially the best risk mitigation option there is in this turbulent time and the podcast hosts recommend one more book for the readi...

There are few business strategy conversations in 2026 that don't include the term AI, yet like the digital "game changers" before such as mobility, voice over IP, Cloud computing and of course the internet, after the hype fundamentals still matter in business. Patrick Hayes , a cyber security thought leader long before it was fashionable, recently released the second book in a series exploring assurance within digital business systems and services. Most organizations are now in ...

Our inaugural podcast guest and friend of the show Rachelle Loyear has recently released her third book, "Enterprise Security Risk Management (ESRM) in the Real World". We are adding to the Caffeinated Risk summer reading list and marking the occasion with some additional content from the May 2023 episode . Despite being more than two years prior to the recent OpenAI Hugging Face incident, Rachelle's frank discussion about both the potential and the risks associated with AI a...

Richard LaTulip joins Caffeinated Risk for a candid conversation connecting cybercrime investigations, threat intelligence, and practical business risk. Richard is a Field CISO with Recorded Future, a former United States Secret Service special agent, and both the author and real-life main character behind the true crime story Operation Carder Kaos. The discussion starts with Richard’s experience investigating organized cybercrime and quickly moves beyond the “kid in a hoodie” myth toward the...

Visiting the Jacobs Engineering website you'll undoubtedly encounter the phrase "challenging today", an acknowledgement that the world is much more complex than ever before. While "it ain't like it used to be" can be said of any risk manager's portfolio, Joe Olivarez became the first global security leader in Jacobs history more than a dozen years ago. How much has changed in the last 3 years, let alone 13. Currently the Vice President, Operational Center of Excellenc...