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I'm Luke van der Linden, vice president of membership at the retail and

hospitality information sharing and Analysis Center,

and this is the R.H.Sag Podcast.

We do our best to try to be on trend here at the RHA SEC.

Just over the past week or so, there have been numerous articles in both niche and mainstream

publications citing the need for cybersecurity expertise

on corporate boards of directors. We identified this need a while ago but from

our little corner of the world what could we do about it? Well, our members represent thousands of

cybersecurity professionals who have exactly the kind of knowledge boards need

including hundreds of CSOs and other leadership level professionals.

Some may be perfect board material but either just and other to be a successful corporate board member. Luckily, there's an organization for that.

Last year, we partnered with the National Association of Corporate Directors

and recruited some of our members CISOs

for their Accelerate program,

which trains and certifies individuals on everything board members need to know and do.

Our first cohort is making its way through the two-year program,

and the first member of that group has been officially certified.

I will be joined by John Scrimpsures, SISO of Condor Brands, to talk about his experiences

and outlook as a prospective corporate board member.

I'll also be joined by Marcel Buxesisku from the National Association of

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