Containment or Catastrophe - #199
From Reimagining Cyber - real world perspectives on cybersecurity by Reimagining Cyber
April 29, 2026 · 23 min · Season 1 · Episode 199
About this episode
Doug Merritt discusses the evolving landscape of cybersecurity and the need for security leaders to adapt their strategies.
Cybersecurity has entered a new era—and prevention alone is no longer enough. In this episode, Doug Merritt, CEO of Aviatrix and former CEO of Splunk, joins us to break down why security leaders must fundamentally rethink their approach. With decades of experience across Cisco, SAP, and the evolution of modern security operations, Doug brings a sharp, operator-level perspective on what’s changing—and what CISOs need to do now. As AI accelerates attacker capabilities and cloud environments int...
People in this episode
Guest: Doug Merritt
Topics covered
- cybersecurity
- cloud security
- AI in security
- CISO strategies
- security operations
Keywords
- cybersecurity
- AI
- cloud environments
- CISO
- security operations
- Doug Merritt
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Aviatrix, Splunk, Cisco, SAP
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