88. Greg Touhill, Director of the SEI’s CERT Division at Carnegie Mellon University

All Quiet on the Second Front

Episode 88. On this episode of All Quiet, host Tyler Sweat chats with cybersecurity expert Greg Touhill, director of the CERT Division at Carnegie Mellon's Software Engineering Institute. With a rich background as the U.S. government's first Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and a seasoned executive in the U.S. Air Force and Department of Homeland Security, Greg discusses the trajectory of cybersecurity from its foundational days to its current critical role in national security and private sector strategy. Explore how AI and cybersecurity intersect and the essential steps today's leaders must take to safeguard our digital future.

What’s Happening on the Second Front:

• Greg's journey from the U.S. Air Force to leading national cybersecurity initiatives.
• The impact of AI on cybersecurity—what does the future hold?
• Cybersecurity in the corporate world: How is it shaping business strategies at the highest levels?
• Emerging challenges: What are the next big threats, and how are we preparing to tackle them?

Connect with Greg

• LinkedIn: Gregory Touhill

Connect with Tyler

• LinkedIn: Tyler Sweatt

SEI resources discussed:

• SEI website: https://www.sei.cmu.edu/
• AI/AI Security: Artificial Intelligence Security Incident Response Team (AISIRT)
• Risk and Resilience: Enterprise Risk and Resilience Management
• SEI GitHub: Software Engineering Institute · GitHub