CISO Series: We Can Either Build Resilience or Just Always Be Perfect

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This week's episode is hosted by me, David Spark (opens in new tab), producer of CISO Series, and Edward Contreras (opens in new tab), senior evp and CISO, Frost Bank (opens in new tab). Joining us is Ryan Bachman (opens in new tab), executive vice president and CISO, GM Financial (opens in new tab).

In this episode

• Identity consolidation versus simplification
• Entry-level pathways into cybersecurity
• Evolution of the CISO role toward business resilience
• Applying simplification principles to cybersecurity complexity

Huge thanks to our sponsor, Doppel

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