What can help reduce fear about cybersecurity threats? Experts with skills to mitigate these threats can instill courage in us. Derek Hardy, CVP and CISO of AMD, provides his expert take on the current cybersecurity threat environment given his work securing both hardware and software elements. Also, he shares how a movie about hacking inspired his career path.

Tune in to learn:

• Is there an AMD chip in almost every home? (01:51)
• What’s different for network security and IC security? (05:59)
• What does Derek see as the current cybersecurity climate? (11:40)
• What sort of employees does AMD need? (16:03) 
• How did Derek get into the security arena? (21:54)
• Will zero trust slow down processes? (26:24) 

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