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Behind the Shield is InfusionPoints’ podcast where we sit down with partners, customers, and industry leaders to talk about FedRAMP, compliance, and cybersecurity in today’s government landscape. Each episode offers laid-back, insightful conversations that blend expertise with real-world experiences.
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S1E22 Winning Government Work Without the Overwhelm with Nick Bernardo
Government contracting can feel overwhelming, with complex regulations, countless tools, and uncertainty about where to begin. In this episode of Behind the Shield, host Felisha Daemer is joined by…
S1E21 Protecting Community Colleges from Cyber Threats with Michael Wingler, CIO- Wilkes Community College
In this episode of Behind the Shield, Chad Spears (Director of Security Operations at InfusionPoints) sits down with Michael Wingler, VP of IT & Operations / CIO at Wilkes Community College, to…
S1E20 Inside InfusionPoints Development: Command Center, FedRAMP 20x & Hackathon Builds
Go Behind the Shield with a special 3-segment episode, hosted by Jason Shropshire, featuring members of the InfusionPoints engineering team as they break down what they’re building, how they’re…
S1E19 Selling in AWS Marketplace Without Guessing: Analytics, Private Offers, and Co-Sell with Trés Vance
What happens when you treat AWS Marketplace like real commerce, not a static listing page?In this episode of Behind the Shield, Gary Daemer and Jason Shropshire sit down in North Wilkesboro with Trés…
S1E18 FedRAMP 20x: From 12–18 Months to Weeks? Reality Check with Andrea Livero-Scott
In this episode of Behind the Shield, host Gary Daemer sits down with Andrea Livero-Scott, Director for Cybersecurity at Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, to unpack what is changing across…
S1E17 FedRAMP 20x Phase 2: Building Trust, Transparency, and ATO Monitoring at Scale
FedRAMP 20x is moving fast and in this episode of Behind the Shield, host Gary Daemer and co-host Chad Spears break down what it actually looks like to go from Phase 1 pilot to Phase 2…
S1E16 Inside our Cyber and Cloud Talent Pipeline - Part 1
Building talent is part of building secure systems.In Episode 1 of our 3-part Internship Series, host Felisha Daemer sits down with Tanner Bailey (former InfusionPoints intern turned Internship…
S1E15 From Tokens to Passwordless: RSA CISO, Rob Hughes, On FedRAMP REV 5 and AI Risk
In this episode, hosts Mike Strohecker and Jason Shropshire sit down with Rob Hughes, CISO of RSA, for a deep dive into identity security, FedRAMP Rev 5, and emerging AI risk.Rob shares his journey…
S1E14 “Wild West FedRAMP” to 20x: Lessons Learned with Sam Aydlette
Behind the Shield- Episode 14In this episode of Behind the Shield, host Jason Shropshire is joined by guest host Jason Redding (InfusionPoints Advisory) and special guest Sam Aydlette, a longtime…
S1E13 From Screenshots to Signals with SK Bhachech: FedRAMP Automation and What Comes Next
In this episode of Behind the Shield, host Gary Daemer is joined by new co-host Ryan Adcock from the InfusionPoints Cloud Team and special guest SK Bhachech from Riverbed Technology for a candid…
S1E12 One Pane, Zero Panic: Command Center on XBU40, FedRAMP 20x Phase 2 Moderate & ATO Monitoring
Disclaimer: This conversation includes a live demo of Command Center on XBU40. To see the dashboards, workflows, and visuals discussed, watch the full episode on YouTube:…
S1E11 From the Assessment Side: FedRAMP 20X, Automation & Continuous Validation with Christian Baer
Behind the Shield- Episode 11What does FedRAMP look like from the assessor’s seat?In this episode of Behind the Shield, host Gary Daemer sits down with Christian Baer, Technical Fellow at Schellman,…
S1E10 Meet Mike Strohecker: Turning Real-World Experience into Cloud Ops Success
Behind the Shield- Episode 10 In this introductory episode of Behind the Shield, host Jason Shropshire sits down with Mike Strohecker, Director of Cloud Operations at InfusionPoints, to highlight…
S1E9 Small SaaS to ATO: Teo Balbach on Government Compliance for Small Businesses
Behind the Shield- Episode 9Getting a government Authority to Operate (ATO) can feel impossible for small businesses- but it doesn’t have to be.In this episode of Behind the Shield, CoachMePlus CEO…
S1E8 From Intern to VP: Felisha Daemer on Building Culture and Leading Public Sector Growth
Behind the Shield- Episode 9In this episode of Behind the Shield, host Gary Daemer, CEO of InfusionPoints, sits down with Felisha Daemer, VP of Public Sector and one of the driving forces behind the…
S1E7 Automation, Trust, and the Next Era of Compliance with Tim Sandage (AWS)
Behind the Shield- Episode 7In this episode of Behind the Shield, we’re joined by Tim Sandage, Head of AWS Global Security & Compliance Acceleration, to explore how automation, AI, and…
S1E6 Leverage Compliance Pipelines to Bust Down Walls
Behind the Shield- Episode 6In this episode of Behind the Shield, Jason Shropshire and Gary Daemer connect history, innovation, and compliance. What can the fall of Constantinople teach us about…
S1E5 From SaaS to FedRAMP 20x: Meet Jeff Bivens, VP of Customer Success
Behind the Shield- Episode 5 Meet our new VP of Customer Success, Jeff Bivens. Jeff shares his path from late-90s client-server to SaaS, through a Dell acquisition and multiple ATOs, to why he joined…
S1E4 Abolish Screenshots and Ship Security: FedRAMP 20x with Ethan Troy
Behind the Shield- Episode 4:FedRAMP 20x, KSIs, and the End of Screenshots (with Fortreum’s Ethan Troy & InfusionPoints’ Tanner Bailey)In this episode we explore how FedRAMP 20x is changing…
S1E3 Introducing Chad Spears & A Deep Dive into FedRAMP 20x
Behind the Shield - Episode 3: Meet one of our hosts, Chad Spears (Director of Security Operations at InfusionPoints), as he sits down with Gary Daemer to talk about the journey from hands-on IT to…
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Behind the Shield has published 22 episodes since September 2025, covering topics in Technology.
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