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Season finale: Leading security in a brave new world. [CISOP]

CyberWire Daily

N2K Networks, Inc.

Tech News, News, Daily News, Technology

4.61K Ratings

🗓️ 30 December 2025

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

In the season finale of CSO Perspectives, Ethan Cook and Kim Jones reflect on a season of conversations exploring what it means to lead security in a rapidly evolving “brave new world.” From the realities behind AI hype and the slow-burn impact of quantum computing to the business forces shaping cybersecurity innovation, they revisit key lessons and lingering challenges facing today’s CISOs. The episode closes with an optimistic—but candid—look at why fundamentals, critical thinking, and leadership still matter as the industry moves forward. Want more CISO Perspectives? Check out companion ⁠⁠blog post⁠⁠s by our very own Ethan Cook, where he breaks down key insights, shares behind-the-scenes context, and highlights research that complements episodes throughout the season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:09.5

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0:23.1

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0:25.1

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0:28.0

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0:30.5

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0:31.9

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0:34.6

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0:36.1

of managing an endless proliferation of vendors and tools.

0:40.3

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0:46.3

in one integrated solution built for performance, resilience, and scale.

0:51.6

Go to meter.com slash CISOP today to learn more and book your demo.

0:57.5

That's M-E-T-E-R dot com slash C-I-S-O-P.

1:02.2

Welcome to the season finale of SISO Perspectives.

1:15.9

I'm Ethan Cook, and for today's episode, I sit down with show's host Kim Jones to reflect

1:20.6

on this season's conversations.

1:22.8

Over the past season, we've dove into some complex and pressing conversations.

1:27.0

Whether they were looking at what is looming on the horizon or what challenges are already taxing us today, these are the realities that we, as an industry, need to stay on top of. Thank you. We've had an interesting series of guests talking about interesting topics and bringing some interesting perspectives.

1:55.1

This has been really lots of fun as we've been able to deep dive into some of these issues as we go.

2:00.7

Yeah, I, you know, reflecting back on the past couple episodes, fun as we've been able to deep dive into some of these issues as we go.

2:06.5

Yeah, I, you know, reflecting back on the past couple episodes, I think there has been some interesting conversations, both about technologies that are already here, technologies

2:11.5

that are coming down the pipeline, as well as the really interesting different viewpoint on this ecosystem

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