In this Broadcast, NCX Group CEO and Host of Secure 20/20, Mike Fitzpatrick interviews Paul Ingevaldson, the former CIO of ACE Hardware and the author of 9 1/2 Secrets Of A Great IT Organization.  During the interview we'll discuss Paul's ideas for creating effective IT and Security Teams within today's Digital Corporations.  We will also discuss what might very well be going on behind the scenes of the Target Stores Security Breach and impacts to the organization.    

By the end of this interview you will gain insights into the importance of a well structured IT Organization and the criticality of a Risk Based Security Model.

Secure 20/20 - User Involvement In An Effective Information Security Program

Community and regional banks operate in an environment of perpetual tension. They need to grow deposits and drive lending profitability while managing operating costs that threaten to overwhelm smaller institutions. They must also prevent increasingly sophisticated fraud while delivering customer experiences that match Amazon and Netflix. And they need to do all of this while building technology foundations that won't become obsolete before the implementation is complete.

At FIS's Emerald 2025 conference in Orlando, Peter Boyer, head of banking at FIS, and Craig Focardi, principal analyst at Celent, discussed how financial institutions are navigating these competing demands. Focardi and Boyer discuss how modernization is now a continuous process of adaptation, and that the institutions most likely to succeed will focus on enabling agility rather than chasing specific technologies.

"If you really take a step back and think about regional and community banking, there's a couple headwinds or tailwinds, that are driving how banks are thinking about the market," Boyer explained. "One is deposit growth and profitability growth through lending. Every bank right now is thinking, how do I grow? What is my sweet spot in my segment? Thing two is operating costs. How do they continue to drive a more efficient bank? AI is a big topic on that particular solution. And thing three is fraud. How do you protect the banking ecosystem? You put those three together and you've got a meaningful amount of where the energy is in the market today."


How community banks are balancing urgent pressures with long-term modernization

Trump continues to blame Democrats for his economy woes, the GOP can’t agree on a healthcare plan, and insufficient sleep strongly predicts shorter life expectancy.

This Morning with Gordon Deal December 10, 2025

What were our favourite books of the year and what are we most excited to read in 2026? Join the team behind the Ask Penguin podcast to look back at standout titles, memorable podcast moments, and the reading intentions we’re taking into the New Year.



What were the best books of 2025?

American Royals meets Gossip Girl in this scandal-driven sequel where four teenage royals team up to defend their beloved school from an unknown threat, risking their futures and their hearts in the process.
 
It’s been eight months since King Leander named Ashland’s heir apparent and a new year is about to begin at Almus Terra Academy…
 
Sadie is trapped in a fake dating scheme with one prince, while the other is dead set on winning her heart. Titus is desperate to make things right with the girl he wronged, but his own ambitions and secrets stand in his way. Emmeline has lost her friends, her dreams, and her family. For the first time in her life, she’s not sure she has what it takes to win them all back. Alaric goes down dark paths to strike against his traitorous father, but his quest for revenge will only keep him apart from the girl he loves. 
 
When the Ashland heirs learn that the school and the country they’ve come to love are in danger, can they put their egos aside long enough to make a difference? Or will their rivalries cost them everything? 
 
Complete with enemies-to-lovers romance, political intrigue, and legendary betrayals, this is the thrilling conclusion to the saga begun in Royal Heirs Academy.

Royal Liars by Lindsey Duga read by Sarah Beth Goer and Nick Afka Thomas

Carlotta Walls LaNier, the youngest of the Little Rock Nine, shares the true story about a girl, a dress, and the historic fight to attend an all-white school in Little Rock, Arkansas.

Carlotta can’t wait to wear her new dress on her first day of school. But when the moment finally arrives, she isn’t allowed to go. The year is 1957, and the people of Little Rock, Arkansas, don’t want Black students attending an all-white school and will do whatever it takes to keep them out.  As hate and danger escalate, will Carlotta and her Black classmates, known as the Little Rock Nine, have the strength and perseverance to keep dreaming of a better world? 

This moving picture book autobiography from a Civil Rights pioneer—with extensive back matter including an author’s note, comprehensive timeline, and historical photos—introduces a landmark event in the fight for desegregation and demonstrates the world-changing power children have to enact change through bravery and faith. 

Carlotta's Special Dress by Carlotta Walls LaNier with Lisa Frazier Page read by Deanna Anthony

The classic guide to sex for seniors, offering real-life stories alongside expert advice “without apology, without shame and with accommodation, levity, humor and joy” (The New York Times)—now updated with a new foreword from the author and new expert tips

Joan Price is talking out loud about a subject that is often ignored or ridiculed in our society: later-life sex.  

In Naked at Our Age, she offers a candid, straight-talking exploration of senior sex in all its colors—the challenges, the disappointments, and the surprises, as well as the delights of love and passion. In this book, real people over fifty—women and men, coupled and single, straight and gay—talk candidly about how their sex lives and relationships have changed with age. No topic related to older sexuality is off-limits. Some are having unsatisfying sex, or no sex at all, and are looking for answers. Price presents their compelling personal stories, followed by wise advice from sex therapists, health professionals, counselors, and sex educators.  
   
Naked at Our Age is an entertaining and indispensable guide to the issues of senior sex and relationships. This new edition of the classic, award-winning book includes a new foreword from the author and new tips from experts.



Naked at Our Age by Joan Price read by Suzanne Toren

In this spicy and dark romantasy setting BookTok ablaze, a young mage is captured by her mortal enemy bent on exacting revenge. Lena Daelyra has survived by following two rules: never let anyone find out what she is and never wield her powers. After all, Mages are hunted for sport and have no laws to protect them. Staying alive means keeping to herself in the gritty outskirts of the kingdom of Otacia. Until the day a job gone awry lands Lena in ruthless hands, only to be saved by Quill Callon, a handsome swordsman from the wealthy Inner Ring. As Quill begins to train Lena to defend herself, her growing feelings for him serve as a cruel reminder that to reveal what she is would only be a death sentence.

Crown Prince Silas La’Rune has been a prisoner inside his own castle since he was five years old—after the murder of his younger sister. But the day he manages to escape the changes everything.

Tragedy rips Lena away from the man she has grown to love before she can confess her true identity. Yet, when their paths collide again years later, it’s clear that things will never be the same. And when Lena and other Mages are captured by the kingdom’s bloodthirsty heir bent on exacting punishment, the fate of Magekind will rest on her shoulders.

Full of forbidden love, passionate angst, and forced proximity, The Otacian Chronicles is a dark romantasy tale that will progressively get darker as the series continues. Please be mindful of the content warnings below and protect your mental health.

This book is a dark romantasy novel filled with romantic tension, sexy banter, and heartbreak. It also contains explicit sexual scenes, explicit language, violence, gore, torture, dismemberment, sexual assault, rape, loss, and grief. 

The Lies of Lena by Kylie Snow Read by Natalie Van Sistine and Kieran Regan

Practice a new framework for dismantling racial bias in our society, our workplaces, and ourselves: by learning to detect it as well as people of color do.

How do we combat racism in a world determined to tell us it doesn’t exist?
 
To hold the line against racism, we need to know it when we see it. And as the dominant racial group in our society, White people must take up the charge. The problem, says researcher, DEI leader, and organizational consultant Dr. Evelyn Carter, is that White people haven’t been socialized to detect racial bias in the way people of color do. Racism is more than using racial slurs or overt, hateful speech, and it’s more than unintentional slights; it’s about an entire system that upholds Whiteness as the preferred standard. 
 
Fortunately, detecting it is a skill that can be learned.

Was That Racist? is a re-education, call to action, and practical guide, full of research-backed strategies including how to: cultivate a growth mindset about bias, unlearn colorblindness and practice color consciousness, talk to kids about race and racism – and bring others along for the journey.

At a time when DEI is under coordinated attack, Was That Racist? is the essential toolkit for anyone who believes we all have a role to play in creating a more equitable world.

Was That Racist? by Evelyn R. Carter, PhD read by Evelyn R. Carter, PhD

U.S. seizes oil tanker off Venezuela in escalation of pressure on Maduro Regime, evacuations ordered in parts of Washington amid threat of 'catastrophic' flooding, and leftover hacks explode on social media as Americans fight high prices with scrap food feasts.

This Morning with Gordon Deal December 11, 2025

SAGA | vocals by Daw Yi Yi Thant

PALOMITA | original by Joe Cuba

NOWORDS | vocals by Don pedro Guerra Gonzales

SUELTO | Clarinet by Henrik Braun

THE ENGLISCH PLAY | vocals by William S. Burroughs

KARA TAL | co written & produced by Acid Pauli

MALDIDI | vocals by Don Agustin Rivas

WEIDASONIC | remix for Robosonic & Laura Weida | Stil vor Talent

KEEP IT WARM | co written by Chris Schwarzwälder, Vocals & Lyrics by Jo Ke

ARABIC 

WOODS 

HEISS | co written by Chris Schwarzwälder

MONGOLIA | remix for Napkka & Victor & Aphrodite

SLEEP ON MY FEEDS | co written & produced by Nico Stojan

TRANSAL 

TANGA | co written by Guenther Lause

ABRE | URSL 013 (128kbit)

FIESTA | vocals by Don Agustin Rivas

CURADAI | Drums by Rui Faustino 

INDOSUN 

HOW STRANGE | Keys by Holger Hecler, Vocals by Jo Ke

ANTARASH | co written & produced by Chris Schwarzwälder, Vocals by Iannnis Ritter

CHOOSE | co produced by Chris Schwarzwälder, Vocals by Mz Sundayluv, Handpan by BeatuniQue

CARAT | piano by Chilly Gonzales  | URSL 013 (128kbit)

DIRTY PEOPLE | remix for Lake Powel, co produced by Acid Pauli, unreleased Version

I DREAM | remix for Console

LITTLE BIRDS | original by Kings of Convenience

GOLF 

L&H | co written by Behr

INDER 

BEAM OF LIGHT

SLEEPSONG | URSL 013 (128kbit)

CANDELA | remix for Miki Gonzales 

YOU CRY | vocals & sitar by Salar Aghili & Mohamed Iqbal



All Tracks written, produced & mixed by NU

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Welcome to the Secure 20/20 Podcast, presented by NCX Group.  Secure 20/20 is hosted by NCX Group CEO & Founder, Mike Fitzpatrick.  

This show will bring you insightful interviews with industry thought leaders in the fields of Information Security, Business Continuity and Privacy as we explore the future of Information Risk Management.  

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