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Show Notes

In this episode, Ron Eddings talks with guest Josh Danielson, CEO at Kustos, about how his journey at a previous organization has led him to build and create new products in the industry. They’ll discuss everything from how AI is currently being used to how there are still many ways to optimize in the cybersecurity product and service space. Listen to learn more about how you could create the next great thing in cyber!

Impactful Moments:

00:00 - Welcome

00:43 - Introducing guest, Josh Danielson

03:20 - Cutting Edge Tech

07:34 - To CISO or not to CISO

10:33 - Join Our Creative Mastermind

11:20 - Balancing Product & Services

14:37 - Not Taking Advantage of AI

18:10 - Getting Better Value out of Tooling

21:35 - One Step Better…

 

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