Accenture InfoSec Beat

About Accenture InfoSec Beat

Hosted by Accenture CISO Kris Burkhardt, the InfoSec Beat podcast is intended for cybersecurity and information security executives, and dives into current trends and tactics. In each episode, Kris and Accenture colleagues from InfoSec, IT and go-to-market teams discuss what it takes to keep client, business partner and enterprise data secure.

Publisher

Accenture

Category

business · news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

26 Jun 2019

Latest episode

12 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

4 of 27 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   12 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT

   InfoSec Beat: The Expanding Insider Risk Landscape

   Accenture CISO Kris Burkhardt interviews Dmitriy Ostrobrod and Manoj Doolabh about the expanding insider risk landscape, exploring emerging threats and control strategies.

2. 

   18 May 2026TRANSCRIPT

   InfoSec Beat: The State of the Cybersecurity Ecosystem

   Accenture CISO Kris Burkhardt interviews Accenture Cybersecurity CTO Rex Thexton about cybersecurity ecosystem trends, vendor consolidation, AI's impact, and effective partner selection.

3. 

   15 Dec 2025

   InfoSec Beat: Securing Agentic AI

   A critical issue is emerging as organizations embed AI agents into workflows: securing agentic AI requires a very different approach to security. In this episode, Accenture CISO Kris Burkhardt breaks down what's at stake with Daniel Kendzior who leads Security AI Reinvention for Accenture Cybersecurity and Wei Liu who leads Cyber Strategy, Risk, and Innovation for Accenture Information Security. Discover why traditional security frameworks fall short for agentic systems, how to create security boundaries without stifling progress, and why starting small and scaling fast is a strong strategy. The big takeaway? Security practitioners can't let the excitement around agentic AI distract them from security basics.

Inside a recent episode

InfoSec Beat: The Expanding Insider Risk Landscape

Published 12 Aug 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] But yes, to your point, once we actually dive into the nuance, the definition of insider risk varies greatly across organizations. And And at Accenture, the key word in our insider risk program is the word risk. And we view it as a risk program first and foremost and approach defining it and building it from a risk-based perspective. So what that means is it really depends on the industry that you're in, the crown jewels at your organization and what people, processes and tech present the most risk to your organization. And from our point of view, insider risk is focused on what makes Accenture great, our competitive advantage, and that's our intellectual property. […]

Who has been a guest on Accenture InfoSec Beat

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Dmitriy Ostrobrod
• Manoj Doolabh
• Rex Thexton
• Bob Bruns
• Kyle Friedman

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

3,273,682

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.2 / 5

6 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 71 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

58

Social presence

97

YouTube

93

Engagement

68

Contact Accenture InfoSec Beat

Guest appearances

Books guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.

Questions about Accenture InfoSec Beat