Bryan Ware: “The People and the Problem”

August 21, 2024

Today’s Guest is Bryan Ware, founder and CEO of Next5.

“The best defense is a good offense.” In this episode, Bryan discusses his current role at Next5, the history behind co-founding Digital Sandbox, how to approach low probability events with high consequences, his work at CISA, the past, present, and future of cybersecurity, election systems’ security, AI, and as always, his toughest lesson learned.

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