Ep. 125: Zero Trust Starts with Leadership

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The episode discusses how Zero Trust security starts with leadership alignment and emotional buy-in.

Zero Trust is a responsibility leaders choose to own. In this #shifthappens episode, we’re joined by Nicolas Blank, CTO of NBConsult, to unpack why most security programs fail before technology even enters the picture. Through analogies and real‑world examples, Nicolas explains why Zero Trust starts with leadership alignment, emotional buy‑in, and clear guardrails. The conversation explores what “assume breach” really means, why AI agents introduce new trust boundaries, how sovere...

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Hosts: Dux Raymond Sy, Mario Carvajal

Guest: Nicolas Blank

Topics covered

• Zero Trust
• leadership
• security programs
• AI agents
• trust boundaries

Keywords

• Zero Trust
• leadership
• security
• AI
• trust boundaries
• emotional buy-in
• assume breach

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Organizations: NBConsult

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