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Are security conferences really helpful in advising you on making your business more secure, or are they just adding more worries to your plate that aren't actually going to be threats your business is going to have to face?

This week's episode is hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), producer of CISO Series and Andy Ellis (@csoandy), operating partner, YL Ventures. Our guest is Jason Witty, CSO, USAA.

Thanks to our podcast sponsor, CyCognito

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In this episode:

• What is the board's risk appetite?
• Is attending conferences helpful?
• What can security vendors do to help with board-level communications?