Sponsors:

Rubrik (www.rubrik.com)

Guidepoint Security (www.guidepointsecurity.com)

In this live GPSEC St. Louis episode of The Professional CISO Show, host David Malicoat dives deep into cybersecurity leadership with two powerhouse guests: Victor Wieczorek, SVP of Offensive Security at GuidePoint Security, and Wayne Fajerski, Deputy CISO of Edward Jones.

Victor shares real-world offensive security insights, including a jaw-dropping AI chatbot exploitation story from a red team engagement. He also unpacks how GuidePoint balances professional services and tech enablement while navigating the AI transformation in ethical, human-centered ways.

Wayne, fresh off a panel, breaks down key takeaways around CISO leadership, AI maturity, and how Edward Jones has successfully developed internal cyber talent over his 25-year career. The two guests reflect on AI as a mirror to organizational gaps and explore how GPSEC events bring practitioners and communities closer together through real conversations—not ivory-tower thought leadership.

Key Topics:

• Offensive security trends and AI augmentation
• Real-world exploitation of insecure chatbots
• GPSEC’s role in localized cyber collaboration
• Building and retaining cybersecurity talent
• AI’s exposure of poor data governance
• Cultivating next-gen CISOs from within