The global economy is in new territory with high inflation, supply shocks, and a tight labor market. CIOs and technology buyers already tied up in pandemic-led disruption now have a lot more to consider in the wake of a possible recession. CXO REvolutionary and former CIO of the State of Wisconsin David Cagigal is no stranger to leading successfully through economic volatility. In this episode, he shares timely views on cybersecurity decisions in the current climate with guest host Christopher J...
Jun 29, 2022•19 min•Season 2Ep. 12
Host Phil Armstrong welcomes Kevin Dawson, President and CEO of ISA Cybersecurity , and Sean Cordero, CISO - Americas at Zscaler to discuss how the cat-and-mouse game of cybersecurity can lead to CIOs rushing from point to point solutions trying to lock down their organizations. They cover the fallibility of third-party risk assessments, an unwillingness of cyber-insurers to cover ransomware attacks, market confusion surrounding the "acts of war" clauses and designation, talent acquisition, and ...
Apr 04, 2022•29 min•Season 2Ep. 11
Once you have a zero trust architecture in place, it can enable cyber security capabilities that will be commonplace in the future. In this episode, host Phil Armstrong welcomes guests Maneesh Sahu, director, OT network and security transformation, Zscaler, and Bil Harmer, operating partner, Craft Ventures, to explore the latest technologies that can help IT leaders support their digital aspirations. Learn about securing the supply chain by minimizing supplier risk and integrating third-party id...
Mar 08, 2022•35 min•Season 2Ep. 10
On January 26th the Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President, issued Memorandum M-22-09. The memorandum outlines an approach for delivering a zero trust architecture and capability for FYE 2024 with specific milestones defined for the next 30 and 60 days. In this episode, host Phil Armstrong, President & CEO of Macanthium Ventures Inc. and CXO REvolutionary welcomes the former CIO of the State of Wisconsin, David Cagigal, and Zscaler Public Sector Chief Technologist...
Feb 17, 2022•31 min•Season 2Ep. 9
In this tell-all episode, host Rohit Adlaka and guests Karl Hoods, chief digital and information officer at BEIS, and Christoph Heidler, VP of global transformation strategy & CIO-EMEA at Zscaler, discuss the changes afoot for CIOs to deliver growth, digitalization, and efficiency while maintaining resilience and agility. With customer and employee expectations only increasing, cyber threats multiplying, and competition growing fiercer, how do technology leaders cope with a milieu of seeming...
Jan 28, 2022•32 min•Season 2Ep. 8
Host Rohit Adlakha and guest Claudia May Del Pozo explore advancements in AI through the lens of Latin America, including regional challenges, public-private cooperation, and how women leaders and experts in humanities can partner with technologists to create more equitable outcomes. C Minds is a women-led action tank that works in the intersection of new technologies, society, and the environment, with a strong focus in Latin America. It achieves this by designing digital policies and ethical f...
Dec 19, 2021•24 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Guest host, Rohit Adlakha, a CXO Revolutionary and former Chief Digital & Information Officer and Global Head, Wipro HOLMES™ welcomes Zscaler pros Howie Xu, VP of ML/AI, and Ken Urquhart, Global Vice-President, 5G to explore AI, trust, and cybersecurity and the top concerns within, such as ethics, bias, and fairness. AI is poised to redefine the basis of knowledge, revealing insights and truths that go beyond the scope of human intelligence. Are we ready?
Nov 19, 2021•31 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Organizations are in a tech arms race to meet shifting customer demands, deliver on business imperatives, and avoid disruption. C-level leaders and board of directors across every industry and subsector are turning to the cloud and the secure internet to deliver on new and compelling value propositions for customers. In episode 5, Zscaler board member Andy Brown shares his perspectives on how enterprise leaders must communicate technology transformation to the board in the language of the busine...
Sep 23, 2021•27 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Episode 4 contains an incredible set of insights, including: The required security capabilities for modern digital enterprises and how there is no such thing as "nice-to-haves" What has worked and not worked when it came to operationalizing the transformation journey How designing experiences that build brand credibility relies on secure transactions that are frictionless How zero trust can be applied to other parts of enterprise infrastructures and use cases beyond work-from-anywhere The best c...
Sep 09, 2021•32 min•Season 1Ep. 4
The hybrid work environment is the new work environment forcing us to, among many things, rethink network infrastructure and security. In this episode of The CIO Evolution, host and CXO REvolutionary Les Ottolenghi , and Kevin Schwarz , Director of Transformation at Zscaler, challenge the very meaning of network security in a cloud-based world and explore how the industry is looking to zero trust as the solution for the new paradigm since old answers for new problems won't make the cut as we plu...
Aug 26, 2021•28 min•Season 1Ep. 3
In this episode of the CIO Evolution podcast, moderator and CIO Les Ottolenghi talks with former BMW CIO Klaus Straub and former financial industry CISO John Meakin about how digital transformation, innovation, and security require alignment between the CIO and CISO, especially when it comes to governance, compliance, and risk. Listen to the conversation to learn about: The value proposition of zero trust for CIOs and CISOs How CIOs and CISOs can collaborate to enable the business The relationsh...
Aug 13, 2021•33 min•Season 1Ep. 2
In this first episode of The CIO Evolution podcast, moderator and CIO Les Ottolenghi talks with former Great-West Life CIO Phil Armstrong and Zscaler Sr. Dir. of Transformation Strategy Dan Shelton about what Zero Trust really means and how it helps connect the dots for digital transformation at large enterprises. Listen to the conversation for insights into: What is working and not working in cybersecurity and the strategic role in plays in transformation enablement The true meaning and purpose...
Jul 28, 2021•30 min•Season 1Ep. 1
