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"If you don't assume that there's going to be some level of detect and respond kind of fail back mechanism, then you're going to come up and be very disappointed one day because you didn't build those layers of defense in, but you should 100% lead with prevention, if you ask me." - Jay Leek

In this episode, John and Brian speak with Jay Leek. Jay is a venture capitalist investor with a unique background in cybersecurity, having served as a consultant, corporate executive, and the first CISO in private equity. He is the co-founder of Send Ventures, a venture capital firm investing in the best early-stage cybersecurity startups in the world.

Jay Leek's career path has been a winding one, from consulting to being the first CISO in private equity. He then started a fund that has done well and has partnered with a four-time CISO to start a venture fund. Through this, Jay and his team have invested in the best, brightest, and most exciting cybersecurity startups. After meeting with 500 companies, Jay and his team learned that prevention is possible when the team, technology and total addressable market are in the right place. After four years of searching, they finally found a company that could actively defend and remediate security risks. Jay and his team have made it their mission to help CISOs solve their security problems and provide the best possible solutions.

In this episode, John and Brian speak with Jay about the following:
1. How former Fortune 500 CISOs are leveraging their experience to help the world's biggest companies through venture capital investments.
2. How companies are leveraging automation and preventive approaches to combat the shortage of security professionals.
3. How CSOs are tackling the problem of IoT security through prevention measures.

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