When a cyber incident strikes, the technical response is only half the story.

In this episode of Wake Up, the Podcast by Veeam, host Caroline Wong speaks with Vanessa Pegueros, a seasoned CISO who reveals what it feels like to lead through chaos, exhaustion, and organizational shock.

Together they unpack the emotional toll of incident response, the importance of calm leadership, and why resilience begins with people as much as with technology.

Visit the new Veeam Thought Leadership Hub to see how resilience leads the way: 

http://Veeam.com/be-ready

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Even the best defenses can be tested. In this episode of Wake Up, the podcast by Veeam, Caroline Wong and Michael Irwin unpack how one organization faced a nation-state cyberattack and what it revealed about leadership under pressure.

Through real-world lessons in containment, communication, and recovery, they explore how data resilience is not only a technical goal but a culture of readiness that defines confident organizations.

Veeam is the industry leader in data resilience, combining data, security, and AI to help organizations stay secure and operational in the face of evolving threats. With smart protection, dependable threat detection, and trusted cyber extortion readiness and response, Veeam ensures confidence before, during, and after cyber events.

Our secure-by-design capabilities are built on zero-trust principles to prevent breaches, protect critical data, and accelerate recovery. By transforming security challenges into opportunities for assurance, Veeam helps businesses protect smarter, detect faster, and recover clean while consolidating IT to ensure resilience is not just a goal but a guarantee.

Visit the new Veeam Thought Leadership Hub to see how resilience leads the way: 

http://Veeam.com/be-ready

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