About Behind the Shield - A Virtual Guardian Podcast
Behind the Shield is a monthly webinar hosted by Virtual Guardian, an ESI family company. Our team of experts are veteran threat smashers, ethical hackers, and experienced security professionals who speak in terms of lessons learned – and how identification, protection, response and resilience help organizations stay ahead of digital criminals.
After each live webinar, the content is reproduced as a podcast for your listening enjoyment.
Check out virtualguardian.com/events to register to participate in live episodes to ask questions and experience without commercial interruptions.
Expert panelists and host Marco Estrela brings you behind our shield to discuss current cybersecurity topics ripped from the headlines.
This month, we welcomed a very special guest: Jeff Hill, Vice President of North America Sales of Stellar Cyber. Jeff joined our panelists Patrick Naoum, Bill Strub, and host Marco Estrela for an insightful and dynamic discussion on AI that will either leave you a little bit nervous or a lot!
This month’s Hot Topics
• Microsoft's record Patch Tuesday and exploited Windows Zero-Days• OpenAI agent containment failures and unauthorized access incidents (Australia Gov hack)• Google Says Gemini AI Model Breached Real Companies
9 Jun 2026
Behind the Shield -May 2026
Expert panelists and host Marco Estrela brings you behind our shield to discuss current cybersecurity topics ripped from the headlines.
This month, we welcomed a very special guest: Paul Schmick, Executive Vice-President and Chief Security & Technology Officer for Alliance Security US. Paul joined our panelists Patrick Naoum, Bill Strub, Toby Penn, and host Marco Estrela for an insightful and dynamic discussion.
Hot Topics & Bill Rides the Great Divide Details
• Critical Infrastructure Resilience: Can We Operate When the Network Is Gone? • The Canvas / Instructure breach (ShinyHunters)• How dangerous is Anthropic’s Mythos AI?• Bill Rides the Great Divide – A fundraiser for the American Cancer Society, Inc.Follow along with Bill with blog, photos, and live tracker by visiting Bill Rides – Riding the Great Divide to End Cancer.
14 Apr 2026
Behind the Shield - April 2026
RSA Conference 2026 Recap
This month on Behind the Shield, the team dives into their experience at RSA Conference 2026—one of the cybersecurity industry’s biggest annual gatherings.
Host Marco Estrela is joined by Bill Strub, Toby Penn, and special guest Tommy Koorevaar, Manager of SOC at Virtual Guardian, as they break down the key themes and takeaways from this year’s event. From the latest buzzwords dominating the expo floor to the rapid evolution of AI—and what it means for security teams—they cover it all, along with this month’s hot topics.
The group also shares highlights from standout booths, emerging technologies worth watching, and even touch on their Waymo experiences.
Whether you attended RSA or are catching up from afar, this episode offers a candid, insightful recap of what mattered most at RSA Conference 2026—and what it means for the future of cybersecurity.
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