"Always Intentional": A CISO's Pragmatic Take on the Agentic Era

"Always Intentional": A CISO's Pragmatic Take on the Agentic Era

May 27, 2026 · 46 min · Season 1 · Episode 102

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The episode features a discussion on the integration of AI in cybersecurity with Sean Zadig from Yahoo.

Send us fan mail! What does it actually look like to bring AI into a threat intelligence program at one of the internet's most iconic companies? Hello to all our Cyber Pals! Host Selena Larson is joined by guest host, Sarah Sabotka as they chat with Sean Zadig, Chief Information Security Officer (and "Chief Paranoid") at Yahoo, for a candid conversation about the evolving intersection of AI and cybersecurity. Sean shares how Yahoo's security team, the Paranoids, is navigating the agentic AI ...

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Host: Selena Larson

Guests: Sarah Sabotka, Sean Zadig

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Organizations: Yahoo

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