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Data Security in Critical Infrastructure - Arturo Santos - Guardians of the Data - Episode #27
What happens when the systems that move people and power our world aren’t secure?In this episode of Guardians of the Data, host Ward Balcerzak sits down with Arturo Sa...
Securing Data in the Age of AI - Frank Depaola - Guardians of the Data - Episode #26
Is your data security strategy still focused on where your data lives, or have you evolved to protect it where it flows?Ward sits down with Frank DePaola, Vice Preside...
Addressing the Data Everywhere and No Map Issue - Antonio Taylor - Guardians of the Data - Ep #25
What happens when security leaders stop talking tech and start speaking the language of the business?In this episode, author and VP of IT for Mission Healthcare, Anton...
When Data Security Isn’t Yes or No - Jennifer Fite - Guardians of the Data - Episode #24
How do you secure data when access isn’t binary?In this episode, host Ward Balcerzak sits down with Jennifer Fite, Principal Consultant on the Data Risk Management tea...
Re-Air: Data Governance & Stewardship Balance - Lance Fischer - Guardians of the Data - Episode #23
Why is visibility the first step in any effective data security strategy?In this re-air episode, we’re revisiting Ward’s conversation with Lance Fischer, Principal Sec...
The Biggest Data Security Challenges of 2025 - Guardians of the Data - Episode #22
What are the biggest challenges data leaders are facing?Today, we run back some of the best conversations of the year. Ward brings together insights from data security...
The Real Business Impact of Poor Data Governance - Rick Doten - Guardians of the Data - Episode #21
What’s the real business impact of bad data governance in modern security programs?Rick Doten, former Healthplan CISO at Centene Corporation and AI researcher with ove...
Leadership Buy-In: The #1 Success Factor in Security - Kenny Vu - Guardians of the Data - Episode #20
How do you get true leadership buy-in for your data security program and turn risk assessments into real action?In this episode, AVP of InfoSec and data security leade...
AI Won’t Save You: Human Judgment Still Matters - Ian Kicmol - Guardians of the Data - Episode #19
Is AI really the solution to your data security challenges, or is the real problem hiding in your people and processes?Ian Kicmol, leader of a major data protection or...
AI: The New Era of Cyber Threats - Dr. Sergio Sanchez - Guardians of the Data - Episode #18
Are your cybersecurity practices ready for the new era of AI-generated phishing, social engineering, and real-time deepfake attacks?In this episode of Guardians of the...
Know Your Crown Jewels: Discovery at the Heart - Bryan DeLuca - Guardians of the Data - Episode #17
Do you really know what your organization’s “crown jewels” are? Or how to protect them?Bryan DeLuca, Principal Cybersecurity Engineer and self-proclaimed “Swiss Army k...
Building an Effective Data Security Program - Matthew Gonzales - Guardians of the Data - Episode #16
Are you building a data security program that truly works or just checking the boxes for compliance? In this episode of Guardians of the Data, Matthew Gonzales, Direct...
How to Make DLP Work in the Real World - Tobias Simpson - Guardians of the Data - Episode #15
In this episode of Guardians of the Data, Ward sits down with Tobias Simpson, Director of Data Security and Security Awareness at Kennesaw State University, to unpack ...
Building Resilient Security Champions - Christian Ghigliotty - Guardians of the Data - Episode #14
What if the key to stronger data security isn’t technology… but curiosity?In this episode, Christian Ghigliotty, Head of Enterprise Security Engineering, joins us to u...
How AI Is Reshaping Data Security - Adrian Guevara - Guardians of the Data - Episode #13
What happens when AI adoption moves faster than your security strategy?Today, Ward sits down with Adrian Guevara, Chief Information Security Officer at TELUS Digital S...
Securing AI and Reclaiming Control of Access - Kraig Faulkner - Guardians of the Data - Episode #12
Are we so obsessed with new AI tools that we’ve forgotten the basics of security?Kraig Faulkner, Field CTO at Infolock, joins the show to discuss the pressing challeng...
From Data Chaos to Clarity - Hans Vargas - Guardians of the Data - Episode #11
What happens when your organization doesn’t know what it needs to protect?Today Ward welcomes Hans Vargas, Enterprise Data Protection Lead at Marathon Petroleum Corpor...
From Data Discovery to Records at Risk - Zach Luze - Guardians of the Data - Episode #10
What’s harder than stopping a breach? Convincing leadership your data security program is worth the investment.Zach Luze, Data Security Advisory Practice Director at T...
Tackling Data Sprawl and AI Risks - Daley Varghese - Guardians of the Data - Episode #9
Think hackers are your biggest data threat? Think again.Daley Varghese, a seasoned privacy expert, joins Ward Balcerzak to reveal why data sprawl and AI misuse may be ...
Why the Insider is the Biggest Data Security Threat - Rick Scot - Guardians of the Data - Episode #8
How does the accidental insider pose a threat to your company’s security?Today, Ward dives deep into data security challenges with Rick Scot, the global CISO at Elevat...
