Welcome to Guardians of the Data! Join host, Ward Balcerzak, each week as he dives deep into the passions, expertise, and experiences of CISOs, Chief Data Officers, and more. Guardians of the Data is sponsored by Sentra - AI-powered data security platform that discovers and classifies all your data accurately and automatically to achieve enterprise-scale data protection without the fuss.
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Latest Episodes
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 ...
