Welcome to another thought-provoking episode of The Defender’s Journal.

This week, we sit down with Assaf Keren - a global security leader whose career spans Qualtrics, PayPal, and advisory roles with central banks, regulators, and startups. 

In this episode, we dive into the reality of building an AI-first workforce - and whether it’s actually achievable, why “friction” in security is inevitable but manageable, and how Assaf rewired his own leadership philosophy to enable healthier, higher-performing security cultures. He also shares what security leaders still misunderstand about boards, and the one belief he held early on that no longer holds true...

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