Human Element

Welcome to Human Element, a podcast by Ben April, CTO at Maltego, focused on exploring the experiences and perspectives that shape cybersecurity leadership. In each episode, we speak with industry leaders to uncover the challenges they’ve encountered, the pivotal decisions that have influenced their careers, and the human dynamics that continue to shape the cybersecurity landscape beyond the technical domain.

Human Element is a technology podcast hosted by Maltego, with 24 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Maltego hosts Human Element, a technology show with 24 episodes published.

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  Cequence's William Glazier on Building Teams through Operational Connection

  Jan 27, 202649 minS0

  <p>The hardest part of security leadership isn't building better detection systems; it's staying connected enough to the daily work that you can still recognize when something doesn't make sense. William Glazier, Director of Engineering - Threat Research & Machine Learning at Cequence Security, refuses to detach from the operational reality his team faces. He's still in the on-call rotation, still debugging production issues, still analyzing customer data to understand how real investigations unfold.</p> <p>William discusses why mental agility matters more than formal credentials when building security teams and how protecting space for people to follow their curiosity creates...

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  HUMAN Security's Lindsay Kaye on Why Empathy Is Non-negotiable

  Jan 22, 202640 minS0

  <p>Lindsay Kaye's career turned on a single decision: someone taught her reverse engineering despite her lack of experience, shaping her leadership philosophy around giving others similar opportunities. As VP of Threat Intelligence at HUMAN Security, she maintains hands-on technical work not as a compromise but as a strategic choice that builds credibility, prevents over-promising on timelines, and ensures she understands what her distributed team confronts daily tackling sophisticated ad fraud campaigns.</p> <p>Lindsay also discusses her evolution from firm-deadline enforcement to empathy-driven management, her trust bucket framework that evaluates patterns rather than individual mistakes, and how she actively...

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  LastPass's Alex Cox on Turning Vulnerability Into Leadership Strength

  Jan 7, 202639 minS0

  <p>The best security leaders don't pretend to know everything; they build teams where admitting knowledge gaps becomes a competitive advantage. Alex Cox, Lead of Artificial Intelligence Working Group at LastPass, has spent two decades proving that vulnerability creates stronger security organizations than technical heroics ever could. His approach to leadership, forged through military service and high-stakes security incidents, prioritizes trust and psychological safety over individual expertise.</p> <p>Ben and Alex discuss how commander's intent from military planning translates to empowering security teams, why hiring for stress management capabilities matters more than technical credentials, and how AI is blurring...

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  Evershed Sutherland's Patrick Gilman on How Revenue Follows Purpose Instead of Driving It

  Dec 23, 202542 minS0

  <p>Patrick Gilman, Lawyer, Partner, & Co-Head of National Security Practice at Eversheds Sutherland, points to a disconnect between how professional services firms measure success and what actually drives sustainable team performance. Instead of P&L and billable hours, Patrick focuses on whether his team receives diverse, challenging work that develops broad problem-solving capabilities across multiple legal domains rather than creating narrow subject matter experts.</p> <p>Patrick discusses the structural reasons lawyers fail at leadership. They transition from team member to team leader without formal training, law schools provide no leadership curriculum, and revenue pressure makes team development secondary to...

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  ConnectWise's Bryson Medlock on Leading without a Universal Playbook

  Dec 16, 202539 minS0

  <p>Bryson Medlock's path to Threat Intelligence Evangelism Director, CW Research Unit at ConnectWise positioned him to address what actually creates high-performing security teams: treating people as individuals, maintaining psychological safety during crises, and building systems that eliminate months of manual work. Bryson shares how his leadership philosophy draws from a bit of nerdiness, including nearly two decades of running D&D campaigns where managing group dynamics requires constant attention to who's speaking and who needs encouragement to contribute. These frameworks translate directly into security team management, where recognizing that a fresh graduate needs hands-on guidance while a 15-year veteran...

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