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S18 E04 (VIDEO) Adopting an AI First Mindset
Episode 4
Thursday, 8 January, 2026
#SecurityConfidential #DarkRhiinoSecurityGrant Asplund is a cybersecurity evangelist with over 25 years of experience helping organizations defend against sophisticated cyber threats. He travels globally, speaking at major conferences like RSA, engaging with analysts, partners, and media to advance security across cloud, mobile, and infrastructure. Grant has held leadership roles across sales, marketing, and executive management at companies including Dome9, Blue Coat, Neustar, and Altor Networks, and previously led MetaInfo through its acquisition by Neustar. He also hosts the CISO Secrets and Talking Cloud podcasts, where he explores cloud security trends and real-world leadership insights.00:00 intro03:00 Our Guest05:13 Start with a Helpdesk role10:00 Ai taking over roles13:35 AI first mindset35:10 The future of AI tools45:07 CISOs report to the board 49:05 More about Grant----------------------------------------------------------------------To learn more about Grant visit https://www.linkedin.com/in/grantasplund/To learn more about Dark Rhiino Security visit https://www.darkrhiinosecurity.com----------------------------------------------------------------------
