All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. This week’s episode was recorded in front of a live audience in Seattle as part of the National Cybersecurity Alliance’s event Convene. Recording is hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), producer of CISO Series and Nicole Ford, SVP and CISO, Nordstrom. Joining us is guest, Varsha Agrawal, head of information security, Prosper Marketplace. In this episode: • Who guards the AI guardrails? • What should security awareness training look like? • The authentication point of failure • Uncommon sense Thanks to our podcast sponsors, KnowBe4, Proofpoint, and Vanta!

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