Protecting Rural America from Cyber Threats: Inside the PISCES Mission with Mike Hamilton

 

 

Season 3 /
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What happens when rural hospitals, public utilities, schools, and small governments become targets of cyberattacks but lack the resources to defend themselves?

In this episode of The SafeHouse Podcast, Jeff Edwards welcomes Mike Hamilton, former Seattle CISO and CTO of PISCES International, a nonprofit organization delivering free cybersecurity monitoring and real-world workforce training to underserved communities across the United States.

Mike discusses:

• The growing cyber risks facing rural America

• How PISCES protects critical infrastructure using advanced monitoring capabilities

• Why workforce development is essential to the future of cybersecurity

• How students are gaining real-world SOC experience through live investigations

• The impact AI is already having on cybersecurity operations

• Practical operational security advice organizations can implement immediately

PISCES is helping close the cybersecurity gap for communities that often lack the staffing, funding, and resources to defend themselves effectively.

Topics include:

✔ Rural cybersecurity

✔ Public infrastructure protection

✔ Workforce development

✔ AI in cybersecurity

✔ SOC operations

✔ Operational resilience

✔ Critical infrastructure security

✔ Community cyber defense

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