Joan Goodchild

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Joan Goodchild is a veteran writer and editor with more than 20 years of experience covering cybersecurity, technology, and business strategy. She is the former editor-in-chief of CSO and has contributed to leading publications including CIO, Dark Reading, and SC Media. Joan has partnered with global security companies to produce thought leadership content, executive communications, and industry research. She is also the creator of CyberSavvy Mom, a consumer-focused brand that helps families be smart, secure, and civil online.

Articles by Joan Goodchild

How Intelligence and AI Are Changing Cyber Defense | Erin Whitmore, Former CIA

What if you could stop cyberattacks before they happen? In this episode of Cyber Sessions, host Joan Goodchild sits down with Erin Whitmore, former CIA case officer and current Head of the CYNTURION Group for CYPFER, to discuss how her team uses inte...

By Joan Goodchild

Feb 4, 2026 27.5 mins

Cyberattacks Cybercrime

How Intelligence and AI Are Changing Cyber Defense | Erin Whitmore, Former CIA

By Joan Goodchild

Feb 4, 2026 27.52 min

Cyberattacks Cybercrime

Inside the SMB Threat Landscape: AT&T’s Senthil Ramakrishnan on Why Small Businesses Are Cybercrime’s Favorite Target

By Joan Goodchild

Jan 13, 2026 22.7 mins

Cybercrime Small and Medium Business

Inside the SMB Threat Landscape: AT&T’s Senthil Ramakrishnan on Why Small Businesses Are Cybercrime’s Favorite Target

In this episode of Cyber Sessions, Senthil Ramakrishnan, Head of Cyber Product Strategy at AT&T, talks about why small and midsize businesses have become prime - and often unprepared - targets for cyberattacks and what they can do to improve their se

By Joan Goodchild

Jan 13, 2026 23 mins

Cybercrime Small and Medium Business

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Inside Visa’s Cyber Defense: CISO Subra Kumaraswamy on blending AI and Human Defense

In this episode of Cyber Sessions, Visa CISO Subra Kumaraswamy takes us inside the company’s 24/7 Cyber Fusion Centers, where AI-driven defenses block 90 million attacks and 11 million phishing emails each month. He shares how his team achieves “

By Joan Goodchild

Dec 15, 2025 26 mins

Application Security CSO and CISO

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Inside Visa’s Cyber Defense: CISO Subra Kumaraswamy on blending AI and Human Defense

By Joan Goodchild

Dec 15, 2025 26 mins

Application Security

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CISO Reality: Record Pay, Rising Pressure, and Retention Risk

In this edition of Cyber Sessions, host Joan Goodchild talks with IANS researcher Nick Kakolowski about why midmarket CISOs now earn record-high pay but are still are stretched thin by expanding responsibilities and limited resources.

By Joan Goodchild

Dec 10, 2025 27 mins

CSO and CISO Security Infrastructure

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