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The episode discusses how Flutter CISO Billy O'Brien navigated budget cuts by advocating for increased security investment with the help of executive coach Jennifer Selby-Long.

Send us Fan Mail 🎙️ EP 184: The Board Said "Cut Costs." The CISO Asked for More… And Got It. With Jennifer Selby-Long and Flutter CISO Billy O'Brien Podcast Description What do you do when the business is cutting budgets, but your security programme needs more investment, not less? That's exactly the challenge faced by Flutter CISO Billy O'Brien in his first CISO role. Instead of accepting the status quo, he partnered with executive coach Jennifer Selby-Long to change minds, influence stakeho...

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Host: Yolanda Hamblen

Guests: Jennifer Selby-Long, Billy O'Brien

Topics covered

• budget cuts
• CISO challenges
• security investment
• executive coaching
• stakeholder influence

Keywords

• CISO
• budget cuts
• security program
• investment
• executive coaching

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Organizations: Flutter

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