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Welcome back to C-O Perspectives.

I'm Kim Jones, and I'm thrilled that you're here for this season's journey.

Throughout the season, we've been taking the deep conversations out of the conference,

or more realistically, the conference bar, and have begun tackling complex issues from

every conceivable angle.

As we continue our inaugural season, we're examining the challenges surrounding the cyber

talent ecosystem.

Today we explore the question, is the role of the CSO adding to the confusion?

Let's get into it. My first in-house gig as a civilian, after 10-plus years in Army intelligence and five years as an consultant, was as chief information security officer for a financial

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