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Caffeinated RiskThe Summer Show - 2025, (pt 1)The summer show started with the light hearted goal of evaluating the top security predictions that fill the internet in late December each year. Forever unscripted, Tim and Doug wind up reflecting on the growing gap between physical and virtual information systems. While it is easy to lament, from a cognitive perspective there is little hope, the BSides movement, alive and well in Western Canada, is helping address that. It is almost inevitable that security and risk conversations involving society veer into AI, but get back on track with ESRM. Stay tuned for the predictions por...
2025-08-2826 min
@BEERISAC: OT/ICS Security Podcast PlaylistI don't sign s**t [The Industrial Security Podcast] Podcast: The Industrial Security Podcast (LS 35 · TOP 3% what is this?)Episode: I don't sign s**t [The Industrial Security Podcast]Pub date: 2025-08-11Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationWe don't have budget to fix the problem, so we accept the risk? Tim McCreight of TaleCraft Security in his (coming soon) book "I don't sign s**t" uses story-telling to argue that front line security leaders should not be accepting multi-billion dollar risks on behalf of the business. We need to escalate those decisions - wit...
2025-08-1149 min
כל תכני עושים היסטוריהI don't sign s**t [Waterfall]We don't have budget to fix the problem, so we accept the risk? Tim McCreight of TaleCraft Security in his (coming soon) book "I don't sign s**t" uses story-telling to argue that front line security leaders should not be accepting multi-billion dollar risks on behalf of the business. We need to escalate those decisions - with often surprising results when we do.
2025-08-1149 min
The Industrial Security PodcastI don't sign s**t [The Industrial Security Podcast]We don't have budget to fix the problem, so we accept the risk? Tim McCreight of TaleCraft Security in his (coming soon) book "I don't sign s**t" uses story-telling to argue that front line security leaders should not be accepting multi-billion dollar risks on behalf of the business. We need to escalate those decisions - with often surprising results when we do.
2025-08-1149 min
Safety FeatureEvolution of Frontline SecurityLSA Secretary Matt Porcelli and Tim McCreight, CEO and founder of TaleCraft Security, discuss how modern security officers now work with advanced technologies like drones, AI, and robotics as force multipliers rather than replacements. The conversation emphasizes Enterprise Security Risk Management (ESRM) principles, and how data-driven security approaches can help organizations make informed business decisions.
2025-08-0726 min
TECH TAKESCybersecurity in Engineering: Building a Secure Future from the Ground UpIn this episode of Tech Takes, host Louis Savard, C.Tech, explores the ever-evolving landscape of cybersecurity—a discipline that has rapidly transformed from an IT concern into a core strategic priority for engineers and professionals across every industry.Joined by Tim McCreight, CEO and Founder of TaleCraft Security, their conversation uncovers the growing sophistication of cyber threats and the vital need to embed security into the engineering process from the very beginning. Together, they discuss how securing intellectual property, anticipating emerging threats, an...
2025-08-0147 min
Associations NOW PresentsSecuring Identity: What Associations Need to Know About Verifiable CredentialsIn this episode of Associations NOW Presents, guest host David Coriale, president of DelCor and host of the Reboot IT podcast, talks with Elena Dumitrascu, CTO of Credivera, and Tim McCreight, CEO of TaleCraft Security. Together, they explore how secure, verifiable credentials can reduce identity fraud, validate professional qualifications, and strengthen cybersecurity. Drawing on real-world use cases in industries like healthcare and safety, the discussion highlights the growing importance of global standards and the role associations can play in adopting these technologies to build trust and security in digital spaces.
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2025-06-2642 minCaffeinated RiskSecurity Risk Management in an Open Data Environment with Michael SpalingEver wondered how top universities protect their cutting-edge research from prying eyes while ensuring seamless access for their scholars? Join us as Michael Spaling, Principal Security Architect at the University of Alberta, takes us behind the scenes of this high-stakes balancing act. Just like any other large organization, research universities have many different stakeholder, operational and regulatory requirements, thousands of employees and tens of thousands of customers. In a strange twist, both Mr. Spaling and podcast cohost Tim McCreight are also recent recipients of industry awards, prompting a few questions that reveals some darker elements of social...
2025-01-0936 min
Security Thought Leadership: in conversation with Martin GillTim McCreight - Thought Leadership InterviewTim McCreight has worked in IT and physical security for nearly four decades. He has been closely associated with developing the theory and practice of Enterprise Security, indeed he considers himself an ESRM evangelist. He has a Masters degree in Security and Risk Management, is an experienced podcaster on security and risk issues, and is the immediate past President of ASIS International.Sign up to the Security & Risk Thought Leadership Newsletter and Event Updates
2024-12-0245 minCaffeinated RiskEngineering, Risk Management for Cyber-Physical Systems with Andrew GinterThe practice of engineering dates back thousands of years, incorporating science and mathematics to solve problems in the ancient world, and remains a key requirement for developing the complex digital systems controlling the physical systems core to our modern way of life. Unfortunately connectivity and complexity have created a vulnerability we must now engineer our way out of, and just like risk management, engineering is about balancing constraints.Andrew Ginter is a recognized thought leader within the industrial security space with decades of real world experience and the willingness to distill that knowledge into a series of...
2024-11-3029 minCaffeinated RiskMetawar and Fostering Resilience with Winn SchwartauLong before the Matrix captured peoples imaginations, Winn Schwartau was steadily offering red pills for those reading his many books on information warfare. A scholastic level researcher without the pretense, Mr. Schwartau has been recognized internationally as one of the leading security thinkers of our time and has a special capability for distilling complex security concepts into every day language and metaphor. In this episode Tim and Doug talk with Winn about the battle big tech is waging on our cognitive capabilities. Recorded just days before the release of Winn's latest book, this interview is a very fr...
2024-08-2934 min
Security Thought Leadership: in conversation with Martin GillSecurity management in Canada: what are the strengths and weaknesses?We are pleased to announce the launch of the Canada OSPAs. The aim of this webinar will be to evaluate the state of security management in Canada. What are the key issues impacting on the security sector in Canada? How has it responded to the pandemic, what are the learning points? What are the strengths in security in Canada and the weaker points and what does the future look like?This panel will discuss:- What are the main trends impacting on security in Canada?- What are the lessons learnt from the pandemic?...
2024-05-1244 min
GeekSprech Podcast#85 - GeekSprech[EN] - Security now and thenIn this episode I welcome Tim McCreight as we are talking about the security landscape, the changes over 4 decades of IT and the cultural and modern challenges. Join us for this exciting look into the Security landscape from an experts point of view.
2024-02-0935 min
ConnectEmbracing Technology and Evolving Your ProfessionAfraid that you’ll be replaced by technology? Recent studies show a growing concern among workers. And while it may be the case with some jobs, history shows that new technology ultimately creates jobs, improves the way we work and helps us evolve in our professions. In this episode, we’re fortunate to host Tim McCreight, President of ASIS International—recorded live at the organization’s signature event: The 2023 Global Security Exchange (GSX) in Dallas, Texas. For nearly 70 years, ASIS International has navigated change, grown internationally, and helped its members—and the security profession—to evolve, by among other t...
2023-10-0529 min
Cannabis Goldsmith - A Show About Art and DesignA Letter to Mark ZuckerbergDear Mark:
Instagram is not what it used to be and you need to make it safer before we will buy any advertising on your platform.
Sincerely,
alexd
CEO/tribe
Gatekeepers control the free flow of information on the Internet for their own benefit, not yours or mine.
If you are a Canadian business and choose to post your content on Meta products, they now suppress the discovery of your content, which is the complete opposite of virality, in order to drive you to...
2023-09-2033 minCaffeinated Risk2023 Summer ShowKeeping up the accidental annual tradition Tim and Doug take a retrospective look at risk management as a mid-year pulse. The 10th annual Cyberthreat Defense report forms the underlying theme but digging under the statistics to analyze how these might pertain to ESRM. Communication also popped up as a topic, and Tim shares some lessons learned from the field as well as a professional development resource.
2023-06-2930 min
The Security Insights ShowMicrosoft Security Insights Show Episode 154 - Tim McCreightShow Guest: Tim McCreight MSc - National Director, Market Development and Strategic Advisory & 2023 President - ASIS InternationalTopic: Innovators will always search for the next solution to the challenges they’re faced with. However, in a world full of buzzwords and flavors of the week, it’s important to understand what ESRM truly is and how it supports the work of security professionals. From Tim’s perspective, ESRM is a philosophy and framework that will “change the way we operate as security professionals.”-Show Links-* Caffeinated Risk podcast (buzzsprout.com) https://caffeinatedrisk.buzzsprout.com/* Essentials...
2023-05-261h 12
Security LeadersSecurity Leaders, the Podcast: Tim McCreight, President, ASIS InternationalIn this episode of Security Leaders, we chat with Tim McCreight as he begins his 2023 presidency of ASIS International. Tim talks about some of the major agenda points he plans to address during his time in office, as well as work-life balance, the benefits of volunteering for an association like ASIS and Canada’s role in the international security community. We also discuss some of the findings from a recently published ASIS survey on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in corporate security.
2023-02-0815 minCaffeinated RiskCyber-Physical Convergence Revisited In addition to hybrid work and regular time in the office being the new normal, 2023 marks the year Caffeinated Risk's co-host Tim McCreight serves as the president of ASIS international. ASIS has long been a proponent of both physical and cyber security professionalism and one of the first organizations to explore and embrace Enterprise Security Risk Management (ESRM) as an integral element of security.Scholarly articles on cyber-physical security convergence started appearing in the late 1990s, more than 25 years later the convergence buzz has ebbed and flowed but silo's remain. In this episode Tim shares his insights fro...
2023-01-1934 min
Security Management HighlightsJanuary 2023: What If…? Planning Ahead for Crisis PreparednessThink you’ve planned ahead enough for potential crises and disasters? Think again—emergencies frequently throw curveballs at organizations, so your crisis communication plan needs to be ready to pivot, says Mike Bailey in this episode of the SM Highlights podcast with host Brendan Howard. Then, once you’ve planned, it’s time to test. The ASIS Crisis Management and Business Continuity community chair Rob Currie outlines best practices for designing more robust and useful exercises. Also in this episode, hear from the incoming 2023 ASIS President, Tim McCreight, CPP, about the professional and personal value of volunteering and how he makes ti...
2023-01-0135 minCaffeinated RiskResilience as a Risk Management StrategyAnyone with a bit of time in the security industry is well acquainted with Murphy's law but crisis management specialists are who you call when things suddenly get very real. While common security guidance advocates protection, readying your organization to weather the inevitable failure in prevention measures starts with resilience.international crisis management thought leader Alexandra Hoffman and 2022 IFSEC Global Influencer and Meta's head of Global Security Protective Intelligence Tim Wenzel dive deep into what resilience really means at the organizational level.Security folks are fond of saying "it's not if but when ...", listen in to le...
2022-08-1832 minCaffeinated RiskInfrastructure Resilience and Ethical ConsiderationsRecorded two days after the July 2022 nationwide telecom outage, co-hosts Tim and Doug explore the deeper ramifications of losing access to the very services that are so tightly integrated into our lifestyle. While the complete root cause of the Rogers' outage may never be publicly shared, most organizations face similar constraints, leading to a discussion about ethics and our shared commitment to the common good. Documents referenced in the show:ACM Code of Ethics Energy sector asset management
2022-07-2131 min
Digitally CreativeEpisode 146: Derek from MaldenOn this week's episode Brooke and Vincent talk to Derek from Malden! They chat about his Netflix show, Making Fun, how he got started making, and a bunch of other fun stuff, so sit back and enjoy the episode!
Derek's Thing of the Week: The Wazer (Kind of) https://www.wazer.com/
Brooke's Thing of the Week: Shari's Berries https://www.berries.com/
Vincent's Thing of the Week: The Complete Metalsmith by Tim McCreight https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Metalsmith-Professional-Tim-McCreight/dp/1929565054
Where to find Derek online
Website: https://www.derekfrommalden...
2022-05-111h 19Caffeinated RiskContinuous Authentication and Risk Management with Ian PatersonThe threat landscape is evolving, if your security controls are not, the outcome is all but assured. In this episode Tim and Doug are joined by Canadian cyber security serial entrepreneur Ian Paterson, CEO of Plurilock. Mr. Paterson shares hard won insights from extensive data science research and development , how this intelligence enables continuous monitoring to be applied to a technology stack and bring organizations closer to a zero trust model. Ian's wealth of experience in the Canadian cyber security industry also opened up discussions about startups, staffing and the commercial cyber security industry, some of...
2022-02-1732 min
Digitally CreativeEpisode 133: John Kuiphoff Teaches the FutureThis week, John Kuiphoff joins Ethan and Vincent to talk about his teaching career, digital fabrication, and the perils of side hustles, imposter syndrome, and insecurity, which are all part and parcel to being a creative person.
Enjoy the Episode!
John's Things of the Week: A Comprehensive Guide to Table Saw Blades with 60,000 FPS Slow Mo https://youtu.be/HYgNrIDPM4A
Ethan's Thing of the Week: Outside Furniture || Building a Bench for Neil Patrick Harris https://youtu.be/chUQC2aRJJ4
Vincent's Things of the Week: Complete Metalsmith https://www.amazon.com...
2022-02-091h 47Caffeinated RiskCastles and Network Management with Winn SchwartauA light hearted espresso shot with renowned information security writer Winn Schwartau and Tim McCreight discussing the serious and all too common problem of uncontrolled ingress and egress.While the first electronic firewalls may have come into vogue in the late 80's, Winn and Tim uncover parallels with perimeter security developed in the middles ages.
2022-02-0305 minCaffeinated RiskInnovation and InfluenceThe year end episode does some comparing and contrasting of risk management in different areas, including things outside of cyber. Ironically, recorded just a couple days before most of the world learned about a module design choice in Java that suddenly makes logging dangerous, it brings home the point that our cyber threat landscape is complex .Complexity and uncertainty are nothing new for cyber security and risk management professionals. Navigating through those waters despite the lack of authority often afforded those tasked with ensuring an organization's safety adds human behaviour to that complexity. Tim offers a number of s...
2021-12-1634 minCaffeinated RiskPrivacy Engineering, Manifesto & Beyond with Michelle Finneran DennedyFormerly vice president and chief privacy office at Cisco, CEO of Drumwave and a licensed attorney, Michelle Finneran Dennedy is recognized as a visionary leader in information systems privacy. Currently the co-founder of Privatus Consulting supporting clients working through the wicked problem of privacy in this digital age.Much to the benefit of Caffeinated Risk listeners she is also a friend of co-host Tim McCreight and her wonderful sense of humor results in some very entertaining banter on a traditionally serious subject. Ms. Dennedy is also the co-author of the Privacy Engineer's Manifesto, a m...
2021-09-1631 min
SmarterMarkets™Preserving Privacy in the Global Information Economy Episode 3 | Tim McCreight on Managing Risk in Data Security SystemsFor the latest chapter of ‘Preserving Privacy in the Global Information Economy,' Michelle Dennedy chats with Tim McCreight, Managing Director of Enterprise Security at CP Rail, to discuss the role of digital identity in securing the modern enterprise.
2021-08-2141 minCaffeinated RiskBack to work, just in time for summerCohosts Tim and Doug explore the security implications of workers returning to the corporate networks after over a year working remotely. Is there a new art of the possible to be considered based on the changes most organizations needed to make to networks and applications to get through the pandemic lockdown? Is this now more important than ever since the financial impacts of ransomware have reached new record levels and how might ESRM practices support resilience improvements.
2021-07-2228 minCaffeinated RiskSecurity risk analysis using attack trees with Terry Ingoldsby"We need more science in Cyber Security" David Hechler, TAG Cyber Law Journal Threat modeling should be step 0 of any security architecture but often goes completely unconsidered. This episode features Terry Ingoldsby, a veteran cyber risk professional, physicist, computer scientist and inventor of Securitree. Ingoldsby created the attack tree development platform because he felt cyber security assessments should be defendable rather than just the educated opinion of assessor.Despite being the inventor, there is no sales pitch. Terry, Tim and Doug talk risk, engineering, business cases and why there is no AI magic wh...
2021-05-2034 min
Gilnahirk Baptist Church's PodcastEpisode 67: Perseverance // 1 Tim 6:11-16 // Derek McCreightDerek McCreight encourages us through these words from Paul to Timothy, on the comfort of God's work in our lives - He will keep us until the end! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2021-01-1728 minSecurity Management HighlightsJanuary 2021: Managing Remotely, Reopening Las Vegas, Facial Recognition BansIn this month’s episode of SM Highlights, Tim McCreight, CPP, discusses remote workforce management strategies and security guidance; Dave Shepherd outlines how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected operations and life across Las Vegas and the path to reopening; and Eddie Sorrells, CPP, PCI, PSP, debates facial recognition bans.
2021-01-0432 min
Fostering Financial VictoriesEp 8. Pay The ManIn this episode, Erik is joined by Wealth Coach McCreight King and CPA Tim Moxie of Upstate Professional CPA Services to dive into a discussion around the current landscape of taxes. They talk through recent changes in the tax code as it pertains to the passage of the SECURE Act, along with changes made in response to the Coronavirus pandemic. Tim brings a wealth of knowledge that will be applicable to both the individual taxpayer and the small business owner.
Foster Victor Small Business Resources in Response to COVID-19: https://fostervictorwa.com/small-business-resources-in-response-to-covid-19/
Coronavirus Tax Relief: https://www.irs.gov...
2020-04-0938 min
For the Love of Jewelers: A Jewelry Journey Podcast Presented by Rio GrandeS1-03: Tim McCreight, Books from the BenchWhile working on his iconic volume, The Complete Metalsmith, Tim McCreight imagined, “What if silver was writing this?” In 1985 he started Brynmorgen Press to provide practical, bench-tested textbooks on metalsmithing and design. Decades later his experiential approach to research led him to co-found the Toolbox Initiative, which delivers new and gently-used tools and silver to jewelers in Africa. Join Tim and Courtney as they discuss what makes a great jewelry book, the generosity of the jewelry community, and “partnering with metal.” (P.S.: You’ll also get a sneak preview of an upcoming book by Toolbox Init...
2020-01-101h 04
Make/TimeTim McCreightMake/Time— conversations about craft, inspiration, and the creative process. Listen to leading makers and thinkers talk about where they came from, what they're making, and where they're going next. In this episode, Tim McCreight talks to Stuart Kestenbaum about his path to becoming a jeweler, teacher, publisher, writer, and activist.
2016-08-1122 min
Gift Biz Unwrapped068 – A 9 to 5 Salary from An Etsy Shop with Angela Lee
Angela Lee opened her first Etsy shop in 2008 to sell simple jewelry that she created at her desk while working at a domestic violence hotline.
Over the next few years, she developed her skills as an artisan. As her customer base grew, her hobby developed into a full-time business.
Today, Brightsmith sells custom, handmade jewelry to people seeking effortlessly wearable pieces with an emphasis on craftsmanship.
She still also works as a public interest attorney, serving Austin Texas’ thriving community of artists and musicians.
Business Inspiration
How her jewelry business “happened.” [4:22]
The beginning of selling online [6:42]
Candle Flickering...
2016-07-2535 min
Creatively Chic Archives - WebTalkRadio.netCreatively Chic – All About Jewelry: Resources, Tips, Books, and Tools with Carly J. Cais and Art Clay WorldCarly J. Cais has been making a variety of jewelry for more than 2 decades, and shares a huge number of resources for the craft. She shares her favorites must-have tools, websites for supplies (Fire Mountain Gems is a fave!), best instructional books (Tim McCreight is a must-have on your bookshelf) and ease-of-entry beginner projects […]
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2013-07-0800 min