Shane Tews — Non-Resident Senior Fellow at AEI and the person who explained the internet to Capitol Hill
Shane Tews — Non-Resident Senior Fellow at AEI and the person who explained the internet to Capitol Hill

Shane Tews — Non-Resident Senior Fellow at AEI and the person who explained the internet to Capitol Hill

Episode 74 — Shane Tews

Shane Tews — Non-Resident Senior Fellow at AEI and the person who explained the internet to Capitol Hill

Shane Tews is a Non-Resident Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, where she focuses on cybersecurity, privacy, artificial intelligence, and internet governance. She is also President of Logan Circle Strategies, a strategic advisory firm working at the intersection of technology and policy. Before her think tank work, Shane helped introduce modems to the George H.W. Bush White House, walked the halls of Capitol Hill explaining the internet to blank-staring legislators, and spent years at VeriSign helping shape the foundational frameworks of how the internet would be governed.

In this episode, Shane traces her unlikely path from the Bush administration to becoming one of Washington’s most trusted voices on tech policy. She breaks down why regulating outcomes rather than inputs is the only sensible approach to technology governance, why the US and EU are operating from fundamentally different innovation philosophies, and why a national privacy bill is long overdue. She also explains why most organizations and individuals are far less protected than they think and why nobody knows who to call when something goes wrong.

Jack Clabby and co-host Kayley Melton talk with Shane about legacy system vulnerabilities, the cybersecurity implications of agentic AI, and what policymakers absolutely must get right over the next decade. She also reflects on what the CISA reauthorization limbo means for companies that don’t even know they’ve lost liability protection.

In the Lifestyle Polygraph, Shane reveals she has 20,000 emails across eight accounts, admits she fakes laughs at bad jokes out of Midwestern politeness, shares her obsession with The Bear and Peaky Blinders, and tells us about her children’s book project using Google Omni called “Shane on a Train.”

Follow Shane on LinkedIn and on X at @ShaneTews. Find her work at AEI.org and TechPolicyDaily.com.

No Password Required is presented by ThreatLocker

Shane Tews — Non-Resident Senior Fellow at AEI and the person who explained the internet to Capitol HillRex Wilson2026-06-17T09:22:49-04:00

Mudita Khurana — Tech Lead at Airbnb and the person who always says, “I got this”
Mudita Khurana — Tech Lead at Airbnb and the person who always says, “I got this”

Mudita Khurana — Tech Lead at Airbnb and the person who always says, “I got this”

Episode 73 — Mudita Khurana

Mudita Khurana — Tech Lead at Airbnb and the person who always says, “I got this”

Mudita Khurana is a Tech Lead for Automated Tooling and Vulnerability Management at Airbnb, where she focuses on building modular, scalable security systems in an era of rapidly evolving AI threats. Before Airbnb, she spent nearly a decade in security roles across Accenture, Meta, and PwC, making bold career pivots along the way, including turning down a PwC return offer to join Facebook’s product security team.

In this episode, Mudita shares her journey from a family of doctors in India to Carnegie Mellon and into the heart of Big Tech security. She discusses what it means to thrive as a non-traditional engineer in a deeply technical field, why she stepped back from management to get closer to the work, and how she thinks about building security tooling that won’t be obsolete in three months.

Jack Clabby and co-host Kayley Melton, recording live from Tampa B-Sides at the University of South Florida, talk with Mudita about imposter syndrome, AI’s curveballs for security teams, leadership without a leadership title, and the importance of community in staying on top of a field that never stops moving. She also reflects on what great mentorship looks like early in a career and why clarity, ownership, and consistency are the leadership qualities she keeps coming back to.

In the Lifestyle Polygraph, Mudita firmly plants her flag in the Harry Potter universe as Hermione, explains why Deadpool doesn’t qualify as a superhero, debates gym vs. nature as a reset strategy, and reveals her dream remote work base: a high-altitude Buddhist mountain town in the Himalayas.

Follow Mudita on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/muditakhurana/

Mudita Khurana — Tech Lead at Airbnb and the person who always says, “I got this”Rex Wilson2026-06-05T13:09:11-04:00

No Password Required Podcast Episode 58 — Trevor Hilligoss
No Password Required Podcast Episode 58 — Trevor Hilligoss

No Password Required Podcast Episode 58 — Trevor Hilligoss

Trevor Hilligoss — SVP at SpyCloud Labs, Former Army Investigator, and an elite metaphor creator

On this episode, we sit down with Trevor Hilligoss, Director of Security Research and the Research & Innovation division of SpyCloud Labs. From his beginnings in the Army Criminal Investigation Division to his leadership role in cybersecurity’s private sector, Trevor shares how investigative instincts and military discipline shaped his approach to digital forensics, leadership, and fighting cybercrime.

Hosts Jack Clabby of Carlton Fields, P.A., and Kayley Melton, Director of Strategic Initiatives at the Cognitive Security Institute and founder of Reality Shift, explore with Trevor the biggest misconceptions about cybercriminals, why micromanagement is a leadership pitfall, and how proactive cybersecurity strategies can change the game before an attack even happens.

Plus, in the Lifestyle Polygraph segment, Trevor talks about adding Tony Hawk to his ultimate escape room team, his boardroom walk-up song, and his East Coast-meets-West Coast breakfast—because balance is key in cybersecurity and in starting the day off right.

Follow Trevor Hilligoss on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thilligoss/

No Password Required Podcast Episode 58 — Trevor HilligossRex Wilson2025-04-14T07:26:05-04:00

No Password Required Podcast Episode 57 — Rob Allen
No Password Required Podcast Episode 57 — Rob Allen

No Password Required Podcast Episode 57 — Rob Allen

Rob Allen — Chief Product Officer at ThreatLocker and Advocate of Buc-ee’s, Mascots and Buc-ee Mascots

On this episode, we sit down with Rob Allen, the Chief Marketing Officer at ThreatLocker, live from the 2024 Sunshine Cyber Conference. From his early days “locked” in an IT closet to his current role in the C-suite, Rob’s journey is one of curiosity, adaptation, and a passion for cybersecurity. At ThreatLocker, he takes customer ideas and use cases and transforms them into solutions for organizations of all sizes.

Rob shares why businesses shouldn’t fear the “deny by default” approach, explaining how the zero-trust mindset is essential in today’s threat landscape. He also discusses with hosts Jack Clabby of Carlton Fields, P.A., and Kayley Melton, Director for Strategic Initiatives at the Cognitive Security Institute and the Bob Ross of infosec, how media coverage often distorts public perception of cybersecurity by only highlighting major breaches and incidents.

In the Lifestyle Polygraph segment, Rob reveals his love for Apple products, why he wishes he could have met Steve Jobs, and his obsession with Buc-ee’s brisket sandwiches. He also shares a hilarious (and perhaps exaggerated) story about the Cyber Florida team “infiltrating” ThreatLocker and taking his backpack back to Tampa!

You can learn more about ThreatLocker, here: https://www.threatlocker.com
You can follow Rob Allen on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/threatlockerrob/

No Password Required Podcast Episode 57 — Rob AllenRex Wilson2025-03-13T14:15:29-04:00