In this milestone 100th episode of the Cybersecurity Readiness Podcast Series, Dr. Dave Chatterjee reflects on nearly one hundred conversations that collectively reveal a hard-earned truth: cybersecurity has crossed a point of no return. It is no longer a technical function or an episodic response to crises—it has become a trust discipline.

Rather than celebrating longevity, Episode 100 serves as a moment of synthesis and reckoning. Drawing on insights from global practitioners, scholars, regulators, and executives, Chatterjee distills why trust collapses, why recovery is slow, and why organizations that invest in readiness consistently outperform those that rely on reaction.

Tracing the podcast’s origins—from an experimental idea inspired by a University of Georgia undergraduate to a globally recognized platform reaching listeners in over 117 countries—this episode reframes cybersecurity as a leadership, governance, and enterprise resilience challenge. Through the lens of the Commitment–Preparedness–Discipline (CPD) framework, Episode 100 captures how cybersecurity has evolved from control-centric defense to a core pillar of organizational credibility and trust governance.

To access and download the entire podcast summary with discussion highlights - https://www.dchatte.com/episode-100-from-cyber-defense-to-trust-governance/

Connect with Host Dr. Dave Chatterjee

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dchatte/

Website: https://dchatte.com/

Books Published

The DeepFake Conspiracy

Cybersecurity Readiness: A Holistic and High-Performance Approach

Articles & Cases Published

Chatterjee, D. (2026). Root: Automating the Remediation Gap, Ivey Publishing, Jan 7, 2026.

Ramasastry, C. and Chatterjee, D. (2025). Trusona: Recruiting For The Hacker Mindset, Ivey Publishing, Oct 3, 2025.

Chatterjee, D. and Leslie, A. (2024). “Ignorance is not bliss: A human-centered whole-of-enterprise approach to cybersecurity preparedness,” Business Horizons, Accepted on Oct 29, 2024.

Isik, O., Chatterjee, D., and Lourenco, D.A. (2024). “Getting Cybersecurity Right,” California Management Review — Insights, Accepted for Publication, July 8, 2024.

Chatterjee, D. (2023). “Mission critical – How American Cancer Society successfully and securely migrated to the cloud amid the pandemic,” I by...

In this landmark 99th episode of the Cybersecurity Readiness Podcast Series, Dr. Dave Chatterjee is joined by Denny LeCompte—CEO of Portnox (https://www.portnox.com/) and a former SolarWinds executive—to examine one of cybersecurity’s oldest yet most persistently exploited challenges: access control.

Despite decades of investment in passwords, MFA, and perimeter defenses, breaches rooted in access failures continue to dominate headlines. Drawing on firsthand experience—including lessons learned from the SolarWinds Sunburst breach—LeCompte explains why password-centric security models are fundamentally misaligned with human behavior and modern digital environments.

Together, Chatterjee and LeCompte argue for a decisive shift toward passwordless, device-centric, zero-trust access models that assume human fallibility, eliminate implicit trust, and dramatically reduce attack surfaces. Framed through Dr. Chatterjee’s Commitment–Preparedness–Discipline (CPD) lens, the episode reframes access control not as an IT configuration issue, but as a core pillar of cybersecurity governance, business resilience, and competitive survival.

00:49 — Episode framing and the persistence of access control failures

03:15 — Why passwords remain fundamentally broken

05:54 — Enterprise vs. consumer passwordless realities

09:25 — SolarWinds breach lessons and access control failures

17:52 — Zero trust explained without the buzzwords

23:07 — Device identity, IoT risk, and network visibility

28:02 — Why identity and device controls must converge

35:52 — How leaders should assess access control maturity

42:52 — Designing security for human behavior

43:30 — Closing reflections

To access and download the entire podcast summary with discussion highlights - https://www.dchatte.com/episode-99-access-control-reimagined-why-identity-devices-and-zero-trust-must-converge/

Connect with Host Dr. Dave Chatterjee

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dchatte/

Website: https://dchatte.com/

Books Published

The DeepFake Conspiracy

Cybersecurity Readiness: A Holistic and High-Performance Approach

Articles Published

Ramasastry, C. and Chatterjee, D. (2025). Trusona: Recruiting For The Hacker Mindset, Ivey Publishing, Oct 3, 2025.

Chatterjee, D. and Leslie, A. (2024). “Ignorance is not bliss: A human-centered whole-of-enterprise approach to cybersecurity preparedness,” Business Horizons,

In this timely and hard-hitting episode, Dr. Dave Chatterjee is joined by Sandeep Pauddar—an accomplished global auditor with over 30 years of experience—to challenge a deeply entrenched misconception: that cybersecurity certifications and compliance are merely regulatory checkboxes. Instead, the conversation reframes compliance as a strategic asset—one that can strengthen trust, resilience, and competitive positioning in an era defined by AI, global regulations, and escalating cyber risk.

Drawing on real-world breach examples, audit insights, and cross-industry comparisons, Pauddar explains why organizations that treat compliance reactively often pay a steep price—financially, operationally, and reputationally. Dr. Chatterjee integrates his Commitment–Preparedness–Discipline (CPD) governance framework to demonstrate how leadership mindset, continuous audit readiness, and disciplined execution transform certifications from defensive necessities into engines of strategic value.

Together, they explore why leadership engagement—not regulatory pressure alone—determines compliance effectiveness, how audit culture can shift from adversarial to collaborative, and why proactive organizations outperform peers by embedding governance into everyday operations rather than scrambling after incidents occur.

00:49 — Episode introduction and framing compliance as competitive firepower

02:22 — Podar’s professional background and global audit experience

05:01 — Real-world consequences of non-compliance

07:30 — Sector comparisons and leadership mindset gaps

09:36 — Global regulatory approaches to cybersecurity and AI

12:33 — Compliance overload and framework fatigue

14:56 — Why audits fail to drive change

16:10 — Shifting from adversarial to collaborative audits

18:17 — Leadership’s role in cybersecurity culture

21:44 — Proactive vs. reactive compliance models

23:54 — Leadership best practices for audit readiness

25:45 — CPD framework applied to certifications

29:37 — AI standards and proactive governance

34:24 — Human risk, awareness, and phishing realities

37:44 — Closing reflection

To access and download the entire podcast summary with discussion highlights -

https://www.dchatte.com/episode-98-beyond-certification-turning-compliance-into-competitive-firepower/

Connect with Host Dr. Dave Chatterjee

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dchatte/

Website: https://dchatte.com/

Books Published

The DeepFake Conspiracy

Cybersecurity Readiness: A Holistic and High-Performance Approach

Articles Published

Ramasastry, C. and Chatterjee, D. (2025). Trusona: Recruiting For The Hacker Mindset, Ivey Publishing, Oct 3, 2025.

Chatterjee, D. and Leslie, A. (2024). “Ignorance is not bliss: A...