Episode 286 - Finding a Common Language in Security: Risk, AI, and Leading Through Uncertainty with Jonathan Perillo

About this episode

Mark Ledlow interviews Jonathan Perillo about the evolving security industry and the importance of a common language in risk management.

In this episode of The Fearless Mindset Podcast , host Mark Ledlow is joined by Jonathan Perillo, a former Marine, to talk about changes in the security industry and staying adaptable amid geopolitical disruption. Perillo discusses being named ASIS International’s Next Gen of the Year, recognized in the Hartford Business Journal’s 40 Under 40, publishing in SJA, helping launch the Life Safety Alliance Legends program, and serving as a judge for the US OSPAs. They explore how security is expanding into polycrisis conditions, the need for a unified language across security, IT, and legal to enable convergence, and the shift from protection to enterprise risk management. They discuss AI-driven misinformation, growing geopolitical risk in corporate risk registers, banking’s anxiety over crypto and AI, and the idea that adapting to AI requires becoming more human. Perillo shares his motivation to keep people safe and argues strong security leaders address vulnerabilities and imposter syndrome. Learn about all this and more in this episode of The Fearless Mindset Podcast. KEY TAKEAWAYS The security industry is shifting from protection to risk management, requiring professionals to…

People in this episode

Host: Mark Ledlow

Guest: Jonathan Perillo

Topics covered

• security industry changes
• risk management
• AI and misinformation
• geopolitical risk
• adaptability in security

Keywords

• security
• risk management
• AI
• geopolitical risk
• adaptability
• imposter syndrome
• enterprise risk

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ASIS International, Hartford Business Journal, Life Safety Alliance Legends, US OSPAs

Places: Middle East, Ukraine

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