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Cutting Through the Noise: Why “BLUF” Might Be the Future of Tech Communication
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In this episode of Tech Transforms, Carolyn Ford sits down with Eric Monterastelli, technologist at ATP Gov and creator of the BLUF podcast, a new format designed to dis...
Flying Through Chaos: How to Stay Mission-Ready in High-Stress Environments
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In this episode of Tech Transforms, Carey Lohrenz shares powerful lessons from her experience as the first female F-14 Tomcat pilot and author of Span of Control. Rather...
Making the Complex, Comprehensible
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Today we shift the focus from cyber threats to a challenge that may be just as critical: how to communicate complex technology in a way that actually resonates. Joined b...
5 Steps to Zero Trust
In this follow-up episode of Tech Transforms, Carolyn Ford continues her conversation with Michael Blake of Owl Cyber Defense, shifting from the theory of Zero Trust to the realities of i...
Zero Trust ≠ Zero Risk: Debunking the Myths and Building Real Resilience
In this episode of Tech Transforms, Carolyn Ford sits down with Michael Blake of Owl Cyber Defense and Chris Rule of GME to unpack one of cybersecurity’s most misunderstood concepts: Ze...
2026 Predictions: What’s Now. What’s Next. What’s Urgent.
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In this special 2026 Predictions episode of Tech Transforms, Carolyn Ford is joined by Brian Carter, Scott Orton, Ralph Spada, and Michael Blake from Owl Cyber Defense f...
The Uncle Rufus Problem: Fixing Cyber’s Weakest Links Before It’s Too Late
Retired Rear Admiral Mark Montgomery joins Tech Transforms for a blunt, practical look at the cyber risks the U.S. keeps underestimating—and why “Uncle Rufus’s rail switch” may be...