The Segment: A Zero Trust Leadership Podcast

Questioning the Status Quo with Richard Bird, Chief Security Officer, Traceable AI

May 14, 2024

Richard Bird, CSO at Traceable AI, discusses the challenges of decentralized environments in cybersecurity. Topics include cognitive dissonance, misconceptions about Zero Trust, API Security, and the future of Zero Trust. Emphasis on making it harder for attackers through security measures.

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Quick takeaways

Decentralized technologies increase cybersecurity vulnerabilities, requiring stronger security measures.

Diverse backgrounds in tech industry bring unique perspectives and inspiration for innovation.

Storytelling plays a crucial role in bridging communication gaps and engaging audiences in cybersecurity discussions.

Deep dives

API Security Challenges in Distributed Environments

The expansion of distributed technologies like no code and serverless computing creates a vulnerable landscape for cybersecurity. Richard highlights how a decentralized approach leads to a target-rich environment for cyber threats, stressing the urgent need for enhanced security measures in such fragmented systems.

Intro

2min

Navigating a Career from Banking to InfoSec

5min

Reflections on Inspirations from Music and Public Speaking

4min

The Role of Storytelling in Bridging Communication Gaps in Security

3min

Addressing Cognitive Dissonance in Cybersecurity Vulnerability Assessments

11min

Zero Trust and API Security: Navigating the Digital Landscape

33min

Enhancing Cybersecurity by Making it Harder for Attackers

2min

“The more that we distribute, the more that we decentralize, the more that we fragment, the more that we go down pathways of things like no code low code, the more that we go down serverless. We're just creating a distributed environment that is a target rich environment for the bad actors and an incredibly difficult landscape for us to manage from a security standpoint.” - Richard Bird

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Time Stamps

(14:39) Cognitive dissonance in cybersecurity

(26:01) The role of Zero Trust in a decentralized world

(30:51) Misconceptions about Zero Trust

(40:48) What does Zero Trust have to do with API Security?

(56:36) The future of Zero Trust and API Security

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The Segment: A Zero Trust Leadership Podcast

Questioning the Status Quo with Richard Bird, Chief Security Officer, Traceable AI

Episode guests

Podcast summary created with Snipd AI

Quick takeaways

Deep dives

API Security Challenges in Distributed Environments

Richard Byrd's Non-traditional Path in Technology

The Importance of Connecting Emotionally through Storytelling

Addressing Cognitive Dissonance in Cybersecurity

Zero Trust and API Security: The Path Forward

Remember Everything You Learn from Podcasts