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The Lock & Key Lounge — An ArmorText Original PodcastPodcast#24 : The Board Has No PlaybookIn the days since the US-Israel strikes against Iran, business guidance has been pouring in from analyst firms, newsrooms, and government agencies—but roughly ninety percent of the coverage focuses on cyber-attack preparedness and supply chain disruption, with the board appearing in less than one percent of what we found. Today's conversation with Christopher Hetner—Senior Cyber Risk Advisor to the NACD, chair of the Cybersecurity, AI and Privacy committee at the Nasdaq Center for Board Excellence, and former Senior Cybersecurity Advisor to the Chair of the SEC—addresses the gap that no one else is addressing: what a prepar...
2026-03-1135 min
The Lock & Key Lounge — An ArmorText Original PodcastPodcast#23 When AI Becomes the Attack SurfaceToday’s topic is AI, and before you click off let me stop you because we’re coming at this topic from some new directions and with a definitive voice in this space. As organizations accelerate AI adoption across cloud platforms and security operations, they are also introducing new vulnerabilities, attack paths, and questions of control. Today’s conversation explores how AI is reshaping the cyber threat landscape and why issues of data and infrastructure sovereignty will define the next decade of security strategy.
2026-02-251h 04
The Lock & Key Lounge — An ArmorText Original PodcastThe Lock & Key Lounge — RIFF Edition 4In this RIFF, we connect recent headlines to the realities of communicating during a crisis.Headline 1: Verizon and Microsoft 365/Outlook outagesWhen your primary tools go dark, approvals stall, and coordination breaks down.Headline 2: Iran’s Starlink “kill switch” (with the Russia angle)Satellite isn’t a guaranteed “Plan B.” Geopolitics can shut it down.Headline 3: Identity verification and deepfakesWith synthetic personas rising, you must be able to trust who’s in the room when you pivot out-of-band.We map these stor...
2026-01-2925 min
The Lock & Key Lounge — An ArmorText Original PodcastPodcast#20 Secure Isn't the Same as Defensible Part 2What the Signal IG Report Teaches Enterprises About Communications RiskThis episode touches on a topic we initially covered in Episode #2 where discussed the Signal/Atlantic group chat with Marisa Darden of Benesch Law. The latest DoD IG report has brought the privacy-vs-compliance conflict back to the front page. So, today we’re going to translate those findings for the enterprise.
2026-01-1436 min
The Lock & Key Lounge — An ArmorText Original PodcastPodcast#20 Secure Isn’t the Same as Defensible Part 1What the Signal IG Report Teaches Enterprises About Communications RiskThis episode touches on a topic we initially covered in Episode #2 where discussed the Signal/Atlantic group chat with Marisa Darden of Benesch Law. The latest DoD IG report has brought the privacy-vs-compliance conflict back to the front page. So, today we’re going to translate those findings for the enterprise.
2025-12-1849 min
The Lock & Key Lounge — An ArmorText Original PodcastThe Lock & Key Lounge — RIFF Edition 3, LIVE in Saudi ArabiaJoin Navroop and his guest Crowell and Moring's Global Co Chair on Privacy and Cyber, Emma Wright live in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia as they continue their discussion over dinner and mock-tails right on the heels of their speaking session at Black Hat MEA 2025. This RIFF session is an unscripted discussion further unpacking how cybersecurity and resilience planning will be potentially impacted by the shifting geopolitics, threats of nation-state sabotage and sanctions. Navroop and Emma further unpack these ideas spanning the people, technical, and legal dimensions so cybersecurity SaaS providers—and their multinational customers—can design for both infrastructure sovereignty and d...
2025-12-0432 min
The Lock & Key Lounge — An ArmorText Original PodcastPodcast#18 The Humanity FirewallThe Benefits of Developing People Skills That Are Missing From Today’s Cybersecurity TeamsWhy tomorrow’s cybersecurity leaders will rise not through deeper technical mastery, but through empathy, translation, and human connection.In this episode of The Lock & Key Lounge, host Matt Calligan explores what he calls “The Humanity Firewall,” highlighting an often-overlooked truth in cybersecurity: the most critical skill gap isn’t technical, but human. From communication breakdowns—like CISOs feeling underfunded while boards believe budgets are sufficient—to the impact of soft skills on program effectiveness, Matt makes the case that tomorrow’s cybersecurity...
2025-11-1939 min
The Cybersecurity Defenders Podcast#266 - Preparing for Out-of-Band Communication in Incident Response with Navroop Mitter from ArmorTextOn this episode of The Cybersecurity Defenders Podcast we speak with Navroop Mitter, CEO of ArmorText, about the role of Out-of-Band (OOB) communication in cyber incident response.ArmorText Named a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Secure Communications Solutions, Q3 2024Cyber Resilience: Incident Response Tabletop ExercisesNavroop Mitter is the CEO of ArmorText, a mobile security and privacy company based in the Washington, D.C. area.Before founding ArmorText, Navroop was a Senior Manager in Accenture’s North American Security Practice, where he built and led information security programs across multiple regions. He h...
2025-11-1230 min
The Lock & Key Lounge — An ArmorText Original PodcastThe Lock & Key Lounge - RIFF Edition 2From Signal getting squeezed by AWS to Microsoft Teams launching what some think as spyware, the stories this week all circle the same theme: trust, resilience, and sovereignty.
2025-11-0630 min
The Lock & Key Lounge — An ArmorText Original PodcastThe Lock & Key Lounge — RIFF Edition 1Welcome to The Lock & Key Lounge, debuting its first-ever RIFF Edition — a new, unscripted spin on security conversations hosted by Navroop Mitter, Founder and CEO of ArmorText, alongside Matt. In this episode, the duo riff through a series of stories and ideas that caught their attention — from Asahi’s production-halting cyberattack and Jen Easterly’s bold take on “The End of Cybersecurity,” to the alarming rise in text scams among young adults, China’s Phantom Taurus targeting telecoms, platform sovereignty challenges involving Microsoft and Proton, and the myth of SATCOM security. Recorded in true “out-of-band” fashion — Matt from home and Navroop fresh of...
2025-10-2230 min
The Lock & Key Lounge — An ArmorText Original PodcastPodcast#15 Ghosts in the CodebaseThe Nightmares Acquirers Often MissBehind the glossy surfaces of emerging tech and M&A deals lies a quiet but critical risk: compromised code, embedded threat actors, and the increasing industrialization of the cybercriminal ecosystem. In this episode, we’re diving into how tech built by startups, often developed with freelance labor and questionable security hygiene, is making its way into the infrastructure of critical industries through acquisition. We’ll talk about how cybercriminals are professionalizing—offering benefits packages and funding models that look suspiciously like venture capital—and how all of this combines with the rise...
2025-10-0835 min
The Lock & Key Lounge — An ArmorText Original PodcastPodcast#14 When Food Stops Moving The Cyber Risks We’re Still IgnoringIn today’s episode, we’re diving into the quiet crises already happening in the fields, warehouses, and distribution networks we depend on every day—and why so few in cybersecurity are paying attention.From the $400M breach you didn’t hear about, to the operational systems federal policies refuse to name, Kristin helps us connect the dots between food, resilience, and the future of critical infrastructure.
2025-09-241h 00
The Lock & Key Lounge — An ArmorText Original PodcastPodcast#13 Out-of-Band or Out of LuckCommunicating When You Can’t Trust the NetworkWhen adversaries can read the playbook—searching email, SharePoint, Teams/Slack, and even joining incident response calls—communication becomes the attack surface. That’s why the FBI now explicitly urges organizations to “plan to use out-of-band communications when normal channels like email and VoIP are compromised.” This episode is about preparedness: defining OOB comms, getting executive buy-in, and exercising realistic failovers so “if you can’t trust the network,” you can still run the response.We’re joined by Aubrey Wade to explore why secure out-of-ba...
2025-09-1033 min
The Lock & Key Lounge — An ArmorText Original PodcastPodcast#12 Investigating the Insider You Never HiredUnpacking Regulatory, Contractual, and Sanctions Challenges from DPRK-Affiliated SchemesToday, we’re zeroing in on a uniquely challenging scenario—what happens when the insider threat isn’t an employee at all, but rather a remote worker posing under false pretenses, potentially linked to adversarial nations like the DPRK. Landon Winkelvoss is here to help us understand how these investigations play out, what legal and operational pitfalls to avoid, and why secure, out-of-band communications become critical during these sensitive internal investigations.
2025-08-2739 min
The Lock & Key Lounge — An ArmorText Original PodcastPodcast #11 Legal FalloutNavigating Remote Worker DeceptionToday we’ll explore the legal landmines that organizations face when uncovering remote workers connected to adversarial states like the DPRK. We'll unpack critical questions about liability, disclosure obligations, compliance pitfalls, and sanctions risks—helping legal teams prepare to navigate the regulatory maze following remote worker deception discoveries.
2025-08-1345 min
The Lock & Key Lounge — An ArmorText Original PodcastPodcast #10 Forecasting Cyber ChaosHow Extreme Weather Disrupts Digital DefensesWhen the forecast calls for hurricanes, floods, wildfires or heat waves, most organizations are focused on physical risk. But what happens when cyber risk rides shotgun with those storms?In today’s episode, we’ll explore how extreme weather events don’t just disrupt operations—they create windows of opportunity for cyberattacks. Attackers are increasingly timing ransomware, DDoS attacks, and other campaigns to coincide with disasters, when resources and attention are focused elsewhere. Joining us to help make sense of this new world we live in, is Su...
2025-07-3035 min
The Lock & Key Lounge — An ArmorText Original PodcastPodcast #9 NGOs in the CrosshairsCyber Threats to Global Good and the Fight for Collective DefenseWhy nonprofit organizations are bigger cyber targets than most realize—and how the NGO-ISAC is helping defend the sector. NGOs face a cyber threat landscape that’s as serious—if not more —than private sector organizations. Partly because they often face those challenges with fewer resources, leaner teams, and less public awareness of their risk profiles. Today we’re joined by our friend Frank McGothigan, CISO of the Ford Foundation and VP of Member Services at the NGO-ISAC, we’ll explore what l...
2025-07-1636 min
The Lock & Key Lounge — An ArmorText Original PodcastPodcast #7 Part-2 Elevating Tabletop Exercises with RL LeaderTraditional tabletop exercises have a reputation for being, well, a little dry. Picture it—stale slides, scripted injects, and facilitators who may or may not be able to keep an audience engaged. But what if we could change that? What if tabletop exercises felt more like high-stakes crisis simulations, pulling participants into a dynamic, unfolding story rather than another box-checking exercise?That’s exactly what we’ll explore today with Erik and Brian) of RL Leaders—a team that has brought Hollywood-style immersive storytelling to national security exercises for years. Now, they’re bringing that expertise...
2025-07-0225 min
The Lock & Key Lounge — An ArmorText Original PodcastPodcast #7 Part 1 -Elevating Tabletop Exercises with RL LeaderTraditional tabletop exercises have a reputation for being, well, a little dry. Picture it—stale slides, scripted injects, and facilitators who may or may not be able to keep an audience engaged. But what if we could change that? What if tabletop exercises felt more like high-stakes crisis simulations, pulling participants into a dynamic, unfolding story rather than another box-checking exercise?That’s exactly what we’ll explore today with Erik and Brian) of RL Leaders—a team that has brought Hollywood-style immersive storytelling to national security exercises for years. Now, they’re bringing that exper...
2025-06-1830 min
The Lock & Key Lounge — An ArmorText Original PodcastPodcast #6 Threat Intelligence as a Team SportLessons from E-ISAC’s SuccessThreat intelligence sharing is a critical pillar of cybersecurity, yet not all programs are equally effective. The E-ISAC has distinguished itself as one of the most successful models for cross-industry collaboration, providing timely, actionable intelligence to its participants through various initiatives, including the widely successful Cybersecurity Risk Information Sharing Program (CRISP).So today we’re sitting down with Matt Duncan, to discuss why their approach to intelligence sharing has been so effective, We’ll explore the role of trust—in people, in platforms, and in the res...
2025-06-0429 min
The Lock & Key Lounge — An ArmorText Original PodcastPodcast #5 From Simulation to ApplicationHow Grid Exercises Shape Real-World ResilienceThe reliability of the electricity sector is increasingly tested by both physical and cyber threats. Large-scale exercises like GridEx have played a critical role in shaping how industry leaders, asset owners, and operators respond to crises. In this episode, we sit down with Jesse Sythe, Program Manager for GridEx at E-ISAC, to discuss the role of these exercises in enhancing industry-wide resilience.We’ll explore how GridEx has evolved over the years, the thought leadership that has emerged from key coordinating bodies like th...
2025-05-2131 min
The Lock & Key Lounge — An ArmorText Original PodcastPodcast #4 Collective Defense Under PressureNavigating Threat Intelligence Sharing in Uncertain TimesFirst, we’re joined again by Joe Slowik, formerly a Principal Critical Infrastructure Threat Intelligence Engineer at MITRE and now Director for cybersecurity alerting at Dataminr. Joe’s career spans the U.S. Navy, national labs, and private sector security teams—where he’s led efforts to track adversary behavior and build resilient cyber defense programs.He recently joined us for a previous episode of The Lock & Key Lounge, and today’s conversation picks up where that one left off—so if you haven’t already, be sure to che...
2025-05-081h 13
The Lock & Key Lounge — An ArmorText Original PodcastPodcast#3 Cyber Safety Without a Net What Happens When Government Steps BackNow, on this episode, we'll be exploring a question that has been on a lot of people's minds -- What happens when the federal agencies tasked with cybersecurity begin to pull back? As workforce reductions hit CISA and the Cyber Safety Review Board is disbanded, many are left wondering how critical infrastructure and national cybersecurity posture will adapt. In this episode, we speak with Joe Slowik about the real-world consequences of these decisions, what gaps they leave behind, and whether the private sector can step in effectively.
2025-05-0627 min
The Lock & Key Lounge — An ArmorText Original PodcastPodcast #2 Government Employees and Official BusinessSignal-gate Unlocked:Striking the Balance Between Secure Communications and Legal Oversight in GovernmentOur guest Marisa chairs the White Collar, Government Investigations & Regulatory Compliance Practice Group at Benesch. A former state and federal prosecutor, she has successfully tried more than 15 complex criminal cases to verdict. Marisa handles a wide range of investigations, including bribery, corruption, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) violations, and high-stakes cybersecurity matters. She regularly advises companies and individuals facing civil or criminal investigations, guiding them through regulatory scrutiny and helping them develop proactive compliance strategies.She’s recently authored client bu...
2025-05-0128 min
The Lock & Key Lounge — An ArmorText Original PodcastPodcast #1: Conflicting Guidance for EnterprisesWhy Enterprises Simply Can’t Take CISA and the FBI’s Guidance at Face ValueWelcome to the show! Today, I’m joined by Marisa T. Darden, chair of the White Collar, Government Investigations & Regulatory Compliance Practice Group at Benesch. Marisa is a former state and federal prosecutor who has successfully tried more than 15 complex criminal cases to verdict. She handles a range of investigations—including bribery, corruption, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), and high-stakes cybersecurity matters. Marisa regularly advises companies and individuals facing civil or criminal investigations, helping them navigate regulatory scrutiny...
2025-04-2323 min
Hash It Out PodcastEp28 | Salt Typhoon Sparks FBI and CISA Encryption Clarion CallIn this episode of Virtru Hash It Out, we sit down with Navroop Mitter, CEO of ArmorText, to break down the Salt Typhoon cyberattacks, their impact on U.S. telecom security, and why end-to-end encryption is now more critical than ever.
2025-01-2823 min
Security BreachWhat Cybersecurity Can Learn from Tom BradySend a textWe assembled some "nerds from the basement" to cover a key strategy in combatting evolving threats.Today’s episode is going to take on a little different flavor, as we’re going to show you one particular tool that can impact a number of your security planning, training and discovery strategies.While table top exercises are nothing new, we’re going to demonstrate how they’re evolving and can be customized according to your needs. We’re going to tackle the human element of cybersecurity by discussing communications strategies, and we’ll offe...
2024-11-1552 min
The Cybersecurity Readiness Podcast SeriesOvercoming the Stale Nature of Tabletop ExercisesWhile tabletop exercises (TTX) are considered a proven tool for finding gaps in an organization’s security posture, they can be painstakingly challenging to plan and implement effectively. In a time where information security teams are understaffed and overworked, are TTX still worth the time and resources? Or are there other ways of ensuring incident response readiness? Navroop Mitter, the CEO of ArmorText, a mobile security and privacy startup, sheds light on the various aspects of tabletop exercises and their effectiveness as a preparedness tool.To access and download the entire podcast summary with discussion highlights -- ...
2024-03-1338 min
Tech Policy Podcast#238: Breaking Down EncryptionEncryption continues to be a contentious policy issue, with law enforcement constantly applying pressure on companies to create backdoors to aid in criminal investigations. Most recently, the US government has urged Facebook to compromise the encryption features in its Messenger app, which has been used by MS-13 gang members. But what would be the consequences of such measures? How exactly does encryption work? Navroop Mitter, CEO of Armortext, joins the show to discuss.
2018-10-0239 min