Behind the Shield

Recorded live on: 02.26.26

Behind the Shield February 2026

Expert panelists and host Marco Estrela brings you behind our shield to discuss current cybersecurity topics ripped from the headlines.

This month, we welcomed a very special guest: Jay Suggs, Founder of Suggcess Consulting Services and crisis leadership specialist. Jay joined our panelists Patrick Naoum, Bill Strub, Toby Penn, and host Marco Estrela for an insightful and dynamic discussion.

Hot Topics:

• AI Scam: Moltbot, now rebranded as OpenClaw, and the latest surge of AI-driven scams
• Outlook Add‑In vulnerability leading to stolen credentials
• Copilot Spills the Beans — what you need to know

Recorded live on: 12.18.25

Behind the Shield December 2025

This month we had a special guest! Elisa Mula, Founder of EM Designs.

Elisa and Marco went toe to toe, would Marco’s physical penetration prowess hold its own or would Elisa’s physical security tactics crush Marco like a bug?! Listen to find out!

Hot Topics: Major Privacy Hack in South Korea, Australia’s Social Media Ban, and Threat Landscape Grows Increasingly Dangerous for Manufacturers.

Recorded live on: 10.30.25

Behind the Shield October 2025

Hot Topics: Cybercriminals Leveraging ChatGPT, AI’s “Lethal Trifecta”, F5 Networks Source Code Theft, SharePoint Vulnerability Update, Disrupting Malicious Uses of AI, AI-Powered Password Guessing Threat

Recorded live on: 09.03.25

Behind the Shield September 2025 – Summer Recap

Hot Topics: The city of St. Paul’s ransomware shutdown, Canada joins the EU in a cybersecurity pact, Palo Alto acquires CyberArk, SharePoint hack vulnerability, the Uberization of hacking, WhatsApp and Telegram banned in Russia.

Recorded live on: 05.21.25

Behind the Shield May 2025

Hot Topics: This month, the Behind the Shield team reviews their time at RSA’s 2025 conference. Join panelists Patrick Naoum, Bill Strub, and new to the panel Toby Penn as they discuss everything from this year’s trending buzzwords, top booths to visit, and puppies at the conference?!

Recorded live on: 03.23.25

Behind the Shield March 2025

Hot Topics: The Statement on People’s Republic of China reconnaissance of Canadian systems, Oracle customers confirm data stolen in alleged cloud breach is valid, and the FBI says backup now—advisory warns of dangerous ransomware attacks.

Extras: Join us to listen to special guest Julia Furst Morgado’s spotlight topic on “”The Critical Nature of Incident Readiness and Response”.