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Where Is Your Grandmother's Data? - David Smith - Guardians of the Data - Episode #49
Most organizations have spent decades classifying data without ever asking the most important question: what are we actually trying to do with that classification?In t...
Governance Never Ends - Zach Lewis - Guardians of the Data - Episode # 47
What happens when a ransomware threat actor claims they have 380 gigabytes of your data and you have no idea what is actually in it? That was the reality Zach Lewis fa...
Securing the Future - Jason Torres - Guardians of the Data - Episode # 46
What would happen if someone asked your team right now who has access to your most sensitive data and why? For most organizations, that question alone exposes just how...
Where Are Your Crown Jewels? - Tony Schimizzi - Guardians of the Data - Episode #45
What if someone asked you right now where your most sensitive data lives? Most organizations would struggle to give a confident answer.In this episode, Tony Schimizzi ...
Classify First, Secure Everything Else - Cory Zaner - Guardians of the Data
What's your biggest data security blind spot?Today's guest, Cory Zaner, Senior Enterprise Architect for critical infrastructure and trusted advisor to executive leader...
Navigating the Data Maze - Brian Cherry - Guardians of the Data - Episode # 43
What data do you have, where does it live, and who has access to it?These three questions sit at the heart of every data security challenge and according to Brian Cher...
Fighting AI Risk with AI - Kevin Feck - Guardians of the Data - Ep #42
What would happen if your AI searched all your data right now?Today’s guest, Kevin Feck, Director of Data Protection and Security Architect, joins Ward to unpack how A...
AI Governance: Navigating the Speed of Change - Sweeney Williams - Guardians of the Data - Ep #41
How can organizations govern AI responsibly when the technology (and the risks) are evolving faster than ever?In this episode of Guardians of the Data, Ward sits down ...
AI Is a Tsunami: Why Teams Are Playing Catch-Up - Ben Rothke - Guardians of the Data - Episode #40
Are security teams already behind on AI? And what does it take to catch up?In this episode of Guardians of the Data, Ben Rothke joins the show to break down the bigges...
The Unstructured Data Problem Not Yet Solved - Brent Bigelow - Guardians of the Data - Episode #39
How much of your company’s data is completely unknown? And what risk is it creating?In this episode, Ward sits down with Brent Bigelow: security consultant, President ...
Using AI to Solve the Data Visibility Problem - Andrew Wilder - Guardians of the Data - Episode #38
What if your DLP tool is slowing your business down instead of protecting it?In this episode, Andrew Wilder shares why traditional data loss prevention (DLP) programs ...
Solving Velocity vs. Control in the AI Era - Ketan Gotmare - Guardians of the Data - Episode #37
How do you protect sensitive data without becoming the bottleneck in a business that’s moving faster than ever?Today, Ketan Gotmare shares how nearly two decades in cy...
Speaking Business: How Modern Guardians Translate Tech Talk - Guardians of the Data - Episode #36
How can the super technical cybersecurity leaders communicate risk and protection to other business leaders?Today, we unpack a huge topic: how to “speak business” when...
Re-Air: Implementing Robust Data Protection Measures - Hans Vargas - Guardians of the Data - Ep #35
What is the first step in building an effective data security and data governance strategy?In this re-aired episode, we revisit a powerful conversation with Hans Varga...
Data Security Starts With People - Anand Pallapalayam - Guardians of the Data - Episode #34
Are organizations focusing on the wrong things when it comes to data security?In this episode of Guardians of the Data, Anand Pallapalayam, an enterprise data protecti...
Data Protection for AI: 3-Pillar Framework for CISOs - Areejit Banerjee - Guardians of the Data - Episode #33
Are your AI models amplifying bias and exposing your organization to data scraping risks without you realizing it?Today, Ward sits down with Areejit Banerjee, Senior M...
Why EQ Matters More Than Tech - Mark Alvarado - Guardians of the Data - Episode #32
Why do so many security leaders struggle to build lasting, effective programs, even as technology keeps getting better?In this episode, Ward sits down with retail CISO...
Hope Is Not a Strategy: Secure AI the Right Way - Jason Elrod - Guardians of the Data - Episode #31
How do you secure AI when you don’t have data inventory, classification, identity controls, and governance frameworks? You can’t.In this episode of Guardians of the Da...
Why Least Privilege Fails (And How to Fix It) - Sanjeev Kumar - Guardians of the Data - Episode #30
What happens when your AI system has more access to your data than your employees (and you don’t even know it)?Sanjeev Kumar, Senior Global AI & Data Protection Lead a...
Stop Talking Tech and Start Talking Business - Joshua Copeland - Guardians of the Data - Episode #29
Is leadership the real reason data security keeps breaking down?In this episode of Guardians of the Data, host Ward Balcerzak sits down with Joshua Copeland, Director ...
