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Nikesh Arora discusses the current cybersecurity crisis and the dual role of AI as both a threat and a solution.

Nikesh Arora, CEO of Palo Alto Networks, joins South Park Commons partner Aditya Agarwal to discuss the cybersecurity crisis currently unfolding—and why AI is both the threat and the only viable solution. Nikesh traces his own unlikely journey from Google's Chief Business Officer to leading one of the world's most critical cybersecurity companies with no prior cybersecurity experience, shares what Masayoshi Son taught him about risk, and explains why most founders are too de-risked before they ever start building. He also breaks down why the same AI models writing code today will soon expose decades of hidden vulnerabilities at a scale no IT team is prepared to handle. Nikesh Arora: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikesh-arora-02894670/ Aditya Agarwal: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adityaagarwal3/ South Park Commons: https://www.linkedin.com/company/southparkcommons/ Apply to SPC: https://www.southparkcommons.com/appl Chapters: (00:02:41) - Big problems vs. fast wins (00:05:08) - Joining Google (00:08:28) - Larry Page's product obsession (00:10:00) - He read every hiring packet himself (00:13:14) - What Silicon Valley gets wrong about Masa Son (00:15:45) - Successful founders never…

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