COMING SOON:
Bart Womack
COMING SOON:
Bart Womack
Bart Womack is a distinguished retired Command Sergeant Major with 29 years of exemplary service in the U.S. Army's elite 101st Airborne Division, where he held multiple leadership positions including Division and Post Command Sergeant Major. A combat veteran and survivor of insider threats, Womack has transformed his military experience into a powerful mission of protecting others through his work as a professional speaker and thought leader in safety and security. He holds an MBA from Waynesburg University and a Bachelor of Applied Science in Business Management from Park University, combining his military expertise with strong business acumen.
Since transitioning from military service in 2006, Womack has dedicated himself to mitigating active shooter and insider threat attacks through engaging keynote presentations and strategic consulting. As a freelance public speaker specializing in situational awareness and security, he has spent over a decade empowering audiences across workplace environments, academic institutions, and places of worship with proactive security approaches. Beyond his speaking career, Womack serves as a board member for the Veteran Retreats Foundation, contributes to Veterans Media Corporation, and works as a military technical advisor for film and television productions. His published work "Embedded Enemy" further establishes his authority on insider threat prevention, making him a sought-after expert who bridges the gap between military experience and civilian security needs.

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AI and innovation
Modern-day technology can add unnecessary risk or when thoughtfully designed, empower your security and compliance teams.
Trending topics
Gain understanding and insight into industry news, real-world examples, and recent trends.
Detection and response management
Cyber attacks, threats, and breaches are, unfortunately, more and more common. Ensuring your infrastructure and systems are safe is essential.
Regulatory updates
Data protection
Best practices for safeguarding sensitive information from loss, damage, or corruption ensuring backup, recovery, and proper governance.
Managed security and compliance solutions
Understanding the risks to your unique business and the products and services available to help.
About your host
Justin Beals is a serial entrepreneur with expertise in AI, cybersecurity, and governance who is passionate about making arcane cybersecurity standards plain and simple to achieve. He founded Strike Graph in 2020 to eliminate confusion surrounding cybersecurity audit and certification processes by offering an innovative, right-sized solution at a fraction of the time and cost of traditional methods.
Now, as Strike Graph CEO, Justin drives strategic innovation within the company. Based in Seattle, he previously served as the CTO of NextStep and Koru, which won the 2018 Most Impactful Startup award from Wharton People Analytics.
Justin is a board member for the Ada Developers Academy, VALID8 Financial, and Edify Software Consulting. He is the creator of the patented Training, Tracking & Placement System and the author of “Aligning curriculum and evidencing learning effectiveness using semantic mapping of learning assets,” which was published in the International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJet). Justin earned a BA from Fort Lewis College.
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