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This week's episode is hosted by David Spark, producer of CISO Series and Andy Ellis, principal of Duha. Joining them is Vikas Mahajan, vp and CISO, American Red Cross.
In this episode:
- Questionnaires aren't risk management
- The good old days were worse
- Buying or building your SOC
- Start the conversation, not the checklist
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