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The State of Cybersecurity: Balaji Yelamanchili in Conversation with Jen Easterly

In this conversation, Dataminr President and COO Balaji Yelamanchili speaks with Jen Easterly, CEO of RSA Conference and strategic adviser to Dataminr, about the current state of cybersecurity. They discuss the concept of a 'vulnerability acceleration moment,' where AI is rapidly compressing the time between the discovery of a vulnerability and its weaponization by adversaries. The conversation covers personal histories in intelligence and cybersecurity, the critical intersection of AI and cyber defense, and the necessity of moving from reactive patching to proactive, continuous security. They also explore the challenges faced by CISOs, including translating technical risk into business risk for boards and managing limited budgets while navigating the 'build versus buy' decision in an AI-driven landscape.

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