No Password Required Podcast Episode 66 — Danny Jenkins
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December 3, 2025 · 37 min · Episode 66
About this episode
Danny Jenkins shares his journey from IT consultant to CEO of ThreatLocker, discussing the impact of ransomware and the importance of a hacker mindset in cybersecurity.
Danny Jenkins — Founder of ThreatLocker and the Zero-Trust Revolution Danny Jenkins is the CEO of ThreatLocker, the leading cybersecurity company that he built alongside his wife. Hosts Jack Clabby of Carlton Fields, P.A., and Kayley Melton of the Cognitive Security Institute follow Danny’s journey from a scrappy IT consultant to leading one of the fastest-growing cybersecurity companies in the world. Danny shares the moment everything changed: watching a small business nearly collapse after a catastrophic ransomware attack. That experience reshaped his mission and ultimately sparked the creation of ThreatLocker. He also reflects on the gritty early days—cold-calling from his living room, coding through the night, and taking on debt before finally landing their first $5,000 customer. Danny explains the origins of Zero Trust World, his passion for educating IT teams, and why adopting a hacker mindset is essential for modern defenders. In the Lifestyle Polygraph, Danny relates his early “revenge tech” against school bullies, the place he escapes to when celebrating big wins, and the movie franchise he insists is absolutely a Christmas classic. Follow Danny on LinkedIn…
People in this episode
Hosts: Jack Clabby, Kayley Melton
Guest: Danny Jenkins
Topics covered
- cybersecurity
- Zero Trust
- IT consulting
- ransomware
- business growth
Keywords
- ThreatLocker
- Zero Trust World
- cybersecurity education
- hacker mindset
Mentioned in this episode
Products: Polygraph, ThreatLocker
Books & works: No Password Required
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