Description

In this episode of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to IT, host Michelle Dawn Mooney sits down with Matthew Toussain, founder of Open Security and former Senior Cyber Tactics Development Lead for the U.S. Air Force. With decades of red team and cybersecurity experience, Matthew offers a deep dive into the evolving threats to hybrid and cloud infrastructure—and how IT and security teams can better prepare.

The conversation covers:

• Where the biggest blind spots exist in hybrid environments
• How AI and live coding are introducing new risks in serverless and cloud-native systems
• Why IT teams need to embrace cybersecurity as part of their core responsibilities
• How to prioritize vulnerabilities amid a flood of CVEs
• The overlooked importance of credential management and configuration hygiene
• What today’s red teamers are (and aren’t) doing to keep up with dynamic environments

Packed with stories from real-world breaches—including North Korea’s Lazarus Group and the Colonial Pipeline attack—this episode delivers actionable insights on how to shift from reactive defense to proactive resilience.

Listen in to learn how you can operationalize vulnerability management, streamline IT/security collaboration, and keep your infrastructure secure without slowing down the business.