Autonomous IT

Jason Kikta is the Chief Technology Officer at Automox, where he leads the Product, Engineering, and IT/Security organizations. He has over 30 years of experience in IT, beginning with independent consulting and spanning more than two decades of military service, building and operating communications networks across the globe. During seven years at US Cyber Command’s Cyber National Mission Force, he focused on countering state actors and ransomware threats to critical infrastructure. Jason is an adjunct lecturer for the Alperovitch Institute at Johns Hopkins SAIS and an adjunct senior technical advisor to the Institute for Security and Technology, focused on AI, cybersecurity, and ransomware.

Tom Bowyer is a cybersecurity sentinel, guiding listeners through the digital wilderness with wisdom gleaned from the frontlines of security program development. As the Director of Security at Automox, his expertise spans secure software development, vulnerability management, and more, making him a lighthouse for those navigating the stormy seas of cybersecurity threats. On the Patch [Fix] Tuesday podcast, Tom shares invaluable insights, mitigation strategies, and the latest in custom automations for CVE remediations. His dedication to modern, effective security solutions makes him a pillar of trust and knowledge in the cybersecurity community.