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Hosted by three veteran security pros -- journalist Ryan Naraine and malware paleontologists Costin Raiu and Juan Andres Guerrero-Saade -- the weekly show attracts a highly engaged audience of security researchers, corporate defenders, CISOs, and policymakers.
&lt;a href="https://twitter.com/ryanaraine"&gt;Connect with Ryan on Twitter&lt;/a&gt; (Open DMs).
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Hosted by three veteran security pros -- journalist Ryan Naraine and malware paleontologists Costin Raiu and Juan Andres Guerrero-Saade -- the weekly show attracts a highly engaged audience of security researchers, corporate defenders, CISOs, and policymakers.
&lt;a href="https://twitter.com/ryanaraine"&gt;Connect with Ryan on Twitter&lt;/a&gt; (Open DMs).
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    <![CDATA[<p>Thinkst founder and CEO Haroon Meer joins Ryan Naraine on the show to talk about building a successful cybersecurity company without venture capital investment, fast-moving attack surfaces and the never-ending battle to mitigate memory corruption issues.</p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Haroon Meer on Twitter" rel="nofollow" href="https://twitter.com/haroonmeer">Haroon Meer on Twitter</a></li><li><a title="Thinkst: We bootstrapped to $11 million in ARR" rel="nofollow" href="https://blog.thinkst.com/2021/03/we-bootstrapped-to-11-million-in-arr.html">Thinkst: We bootstrapped to $11 million in ARR</a></li><li><a title="Memory Corruption and Hacker Folklore" rel="nofollow" href="https://blog.thinkst.com/2010/05/memory-corruption-and-hacker-folklore.html">Memory Corruption and Hacker Folklore</a></li><li><a title="Thinkst Canary" rel="nofollow" href="https://canary.tools/">Thinkst Canary</a></li><li><a title="Podcast: Haroon Meer, Thinkst Applied Research" rel="nofollow" href="https://securityconversations.com/episode/haroon-meer-ceo-thinkst-applied-research/">Podcast: Haroon Meer, Thinkst Applied Research</a></li></ul>]]>
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  <title>Crossbeam CISO Chris Castaldo on securing the start-up</title>
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Chris Castaldo has a fascinating career in cybersecurity.  A U.S. army veteran who dabbled in tech during the early 2000s dot-com boom before settling on security, Castaldo is now CISO at Crossbeam and a decision-maker with a bird's eye view into how the should be protected.  
Castaldo joins Ryan on the show to talk about his new book on securing the startup, why he's the rare CISO that loves security vendor briefings and demos, and his vision of the CISO's top priorities.
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<p>Chris Castaldo has a fascinating career in cybersecurity.  A U.S. army veteran who dabbled in tech during the early 2000s dot-com boom before settling on security, Castaldo is now CISO at Crossbeam and a decision-maker with a bird&#39;s eye view into how the should be protected.  </p>

<p>Castaldo joins Ryan on the show to talk about his new book on securing the startup, why he&#39;s the rare CISO that loves security vendor briefings and demos, and his vision of the CISO&#39;s top priorities.</p>]]>
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<p>Chris Castaldo has a fascinating career in cybersecurity.  A U.S. army veteran who dabbled in tech during the early 2000s dot-com boom before settling on security, Castaldo is now CISO at Crossbeam and a decision-maker with a bird&#39;s eye view into how the should be protected.  </p>

<p>Castaldo joins Ryan on the show to talk about his new book on securing the startup, why he&#39;s the rare CISO that loves security vendor briefings and demos, and his vision of the CISO&#39;s top priorities.</p>]]>
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