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Ideas from the cyber frontier.
Essays, long-form research, and community conversations on cybersecurity, board-level risk, and AI governance — written from a CSO-operator’s seat.
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15 years as CSO at Silicon Valley Bank, the bank of the innovation economy
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$200B+ in assets defended at enterprise scale
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Design partner to Palo Alto Networks, Zscaler, CrowdStrike, FireEye, and Eclypsium
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Author of Cyber War and Peace; board member, Bay Area CSO Council
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Trusted advisor to PE/VC firms, cyber product companies, and enterprise boards
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15 years as CSO at Silicon Valley Bank, the bank of the innovation economy
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$200B+ in assets defended at enterprise scale
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Design partner to Palo Alto Networks, Zscaler, CrowdStrike, FireEye, and Eclypsium
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Author of Cyber War and Peace; board member, Bay Area CSO Council
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Trusted advisor to PE/VC firms, cyber product companies, and enterprise boards
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15 years as CSO at Silicon Valley Bank, the bank of the innovation economy
-
$200B+ in assets defended at enterprise scale
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Design partner to Palo Alto Networks, Zscaler, CrowdStrike, FireEye, and Eclypsium
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Author of Cyber War and Peace; board member, Bay Area CSO Council
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Trusted advisor to PE/VC firms, cyber product companies, and enterprise boards
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Cyber War…and Peace
“Ancient lessons of resilience and warfare, applied to the modern digital battlefield.”
Part memoir, part leadership guide — an invitation to think differently about how we defend, lead, and grow in an age of constant change.
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Twice a year, we gather CSOs, founders, product builders, and investors for a half-day workshop and private dinner focused on the most important trends in cybersecurity and AI.
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