The Human Side of Cybersecurity with Roy Luongo, Former CISO at U.S. Secret Service
The Human Side of Cybersecurity · 2026-04-13 · 32 min
Episode notes
In this episode of the Human Side of Cybersecurity, Dan Desko sits down with Roy Luongo, former CISO of the U.S. Secret Service and a cybersecurity leader with more than 30 years of experience spanning military intelligence, the NSA, Cyber Command, and the private sector. Roy shares the journey from offensive cyber operations and red teaming to leading enterprise security programs, and how those experiences shaped his approach to risk, leadership, and resilience. The conversation explores lessons from intelligence work, the leadership realities of running security teams, and the future of cybersecurity in an AI-driven world. Roy also shares why perfection in cybersecurity isn’t possible, why leaders must build teams smarter than themselves, and why non-human identities and AI agents may soon become one of the most important security challenges organizations face. Leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts! Want first access to future interviews?