Join G Mark Hardy in this eye-opening episode of CISO Tradecraft as he shares a personal story about his dog Shelby's near-fatal experience and the costly lesson it taught him about technical debt. Discover how small overlooked issues in cybersecurity can compound and lead to significant risks and learn actionable steps to tackle technical debt before it turns into a crisis.

Pictures of Dog https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nBc9e3bBJVW0BQt5inGryhP3ahBz4XsQ/view?usp=drive_link https://drive.google.com/file/d/12V_DuwhgNBKgxJL0yqNq9Fopa4dauJfd/view?usp=drive_link

Transcripts https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-_X_9RQrurOLKRvbXyMjgbygESsabcCK

Chapters

00:21 Welcome to CISO Tradecraft
00:36 RSAC 2025 Conference Experience
01:22 Shelby's Health Scare
02:08 Understanding Technical Debt
02:41 The Consequences of Technical Debt
04:09 Shelby's Story as a Technical Debt Analogy
09:28 Lessons Learned from Shelby's Story
13:09 Conclusion and Call to Action

#231 - Tackle Your Technical Debt