Nation-states don’t steal data, they wage war.

In this episode of Code and Country, former US Intelligence Community CIO, CISO at Bank of America, and Chief Security Officer at Bridgewater Associates, Patrick Gorman exposes how cyber warfare threatens North America’s federal systems, higher education, BFSI, healthcare, and manufacturing sectors.

Gorman reveals:

• How nation-state intent flips overnight, leaving CISOs and IT leaders scrambling
• Why compliance frameworks fail to defend against ransomware, fraud, and insider threats
• How fragmented cyber defenses open the door to influence operations and disinformation campaigns

If you defend federal agencies, university networks, financial systems, hospitals, or supply chains, this episode delivers the preventative cybersecurity strategies you need.

Listen now and fortify your critical infrastructure before the next attack hits.

What does it take to defend 32 nations across five domains in an era of AI, quantum, and nation-state threats?

In this episode of Code and Country, we sit down with NATO’s first-ever CIO and CISO, Manfred Boudreaux-Dehmer, for an inside look at the alliance’s approach to cybersecurity, digital transformation, and geopolitical defense.

We explore why NATO consensus creates stronger decisions, how multi-domain operations integrate land, sea, air, cyber, and space defense, and what cyber leaders can learn from NATO’s approach to AI-powered protection and zero trust architecture.

Manfred shares how Russia, China, and North Korea use disinformation, stealth, and ransomware to pursue their national agendas. He also explains how Q-Day is coming and what leaders must do now to prepare for post-quantum cryptography.

If you are thinking about cyber threats at a nation-state scale, emerging quantum risks, or the impact of AI on defense strategies, this conversation will keep you ahead of the curve.

Listen to learn how NATO is modernizing cyber defense in support of democratic institutions.

When a ransomware attack hits, the headlines focus on the ransom. But what happens after the payment clears?

In this episode of Code and Country, we bring in Partner and Data Breach Coach Brent Arnold of Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP to uncover the truth about data breach response, the limits of cyber insurance, and the legal frontlines of cybersecurity litigation.

We take you inside why even “successful” ransomware payments often fail to recover your data, how insurers are rewriting the rules on cybersecurity compliance and policy exclusions, what CISOs need to know about the supply chain risk, class action defense, and recoup litigation.

Brent also shares his firsthand experience navigating Web3 cybersecurity, data protection in crisis, and the realities of incident response at scale.

Listen in and prepare your team to confront the real costs of cyber warfare—before you’re the next target.