Podcast
Securing the Future: AI, Cyber Risk, and the Federal Mission

Meet the Speakers

Martin Stanley, CISSP

Senior Advisor

Carolyn Ford

Vice President Marketing
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About this Episode

In this episode of TechTransforms, host Carolyn Ford sits down with Martin Stanley, Senior Advisor at NIST, to explore how AI is reshaping federal cybersecurity. They dive into NIST’s AI Risk Management Framework, the growing need for secure and resilient AI systems, and what it takes to build a “risk-aware” culture in government. Stanley shares insights on guarding against threats like model theft and prompt injection, how agencies are adapting zero trust principles for AI, and why explainability is essential in machine learning models. Whether you’re new to AI governance or advancing your cybersecurity strategy, this episode offers practical guidance for navigating the evolving AI risk landscape.

Show Notes:
NIST AI resources: https://www.nist.gov/artificial-intelligence/ai-resources
AI Risk Management Framework https://www.nist.gov/itl/ai-risk-management-framework
NIST-AI-600-1: AI RMF Generative AI Profile https://airc.nist.gov/docs/NIST.AI.600-1.GenAI-Profile.ipd.pdf
Secure Software Development Practices for Generative AI and Dual-Use Foundation Models: An SSDF Community Profile https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.800-218A

Meet the Speaker

Martin Stanley, CISSP

Senior Advisor, NIST

AI and Cybersecurity Researcher at the NIST Information Technology Laboratory driving innovation by promoting adoption of the NIST Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework.

Cybersecurity expert and former head of CISA R&D. Former FDA Cybersecurity Director.

Meet the Speaker

Carolyn Ford

Vice President Marketing , Owl Cyber Defense

Carolyn brings over two decades of experience as a marketing leader in global high-tech firms, with 15 years focused on public sector marketing. Carolyn entered the cybersecurity space in 2009 with Raytheon Cyber Products, where she held multiple roles and communicated the vision of secure information sharing and insider threat strategies to government agencies. Carolyn is the creator and host of the successful podcasts “To the Point Cybersecurity” and “Tech Transforms,” that engage with thought leaders in industry and government to discuss critical issues. “