In this episode of Hack Dissection, Mike Lisi sits down with Donna Grindle, CEO and founder of Kardon and host of the long-running Help Me With HIPAA podcast, to unpack the complex world of healthcare cybersecurity, HIPAA, privacy, and patient data protection.

Donna breaks down what HIPAA actually covers, why compliance alone is not enough, and how the real financial and operational risks often come from ransomware, business disruption, failed mergers, insurance requirements, and poor preparation — not just regulatory fines.

The conversation also explores why healthcare data should never be thought of as just “records,” but as real people whose care, privacy, and safety can be impacted when systems fail. From real-world privacy violations to ransomware events affecting patient treatment, Donna shares why security in healthcare is deeply personal.

Mike and Donna also discuss the future of healthcare technology, including AI, bias in large language models, telehealth, electronic medical records, volunteer work through the Health Sector Coordinating Council, and why organizations need practical, reasonable, and appropriate security programs before the next wave of HIPAA changes arrives.

In this episode of Hack Dissection, Mike Lisi sits down with Wayne Koback from NRECA to talk about the cybersecurity challenges facing electric cooperatives and rural utilities across the country.

Wayne shares what makes the co-op utility space so unique, from massive organizations with nuclear assets to small-town teams where one person may be handling IT, utility operations, and town management all at once. Mike and Wayne dig into the realities of protecting critical infrastructure with limited resources, the importance of practical cyber goals, and why collaboration across co-ops matters when facing threats to the grid.

They also explore how data center growth is impacting rural utilities, why vendor security needs more accountability, and how SCADA knowledge can open doors for cybersecurity professionals in industries far beyond electric power.

For anyone interested in cybersecurity, critical infrastructure, rural utilities, or building a stable and meaningful career in tech, this episode offers a grounded look at where cyber work has real-world consequences.

In this episode of Hack Dissection, Mike Lisi sits down with Tony Martino, a longtime digital forensics expert whose work has crossed law enforcement, the Secret Service, corporate investigations, incident response, and even true crime documentaries.

Tony shares how a homicide investigation in Utica helped launch his path into computer crime, what early digital forensics looked like before the tools became more automated, and why understanding the fundamentals still matters. From floppy disks and hex editors to cloud data, mobile devices, BYOD policies, cyber insurance, and the overwhelming amount of telemetry companies now collect, Tony breaks down how digital forensics and incident response continue to evolve.

The conversation also explores the future of DFIR, the growing role of internal investigations, the challenges of privacy and encryption, and why cybersecurity needs to become more proactive before incidents happen.