Why Technical CISOs Matter and How AI Is Shaping Security Ops - David Cross on Leading Security

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In this episode of the Security Repo Podcast, David Cross, CISO at Atlassian and former Microsoft, Google, and Oracle security leader, shares his journey from Navy electronic warfare to global cybersecurity leadership. He offers hard-won insights on breaking into the industry, the evolving demands of the CISO role, and the practical impacts of AI on security operations. David also delivers candid advice for aspiring professionals and emphasizes the value of veterans in the cybersecurity workforce.

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David started his work in security with his five years’ active-duty service with the aviation electronic warfare community of the United States Navy. David was awarded with numerous honors including a Navy Achievement Medal, Southwest Asia Service Medal, Armed Forces Service Medal and NATO medal for his combat-based tours. David is now the CISO for Atlassian after 6.5 years as the CISO for the Oracle SaaS Cloud Security organization. Previously, David was a Director and built the Google Cloud Security Engineering organization for 3 years with his preceding 18 years spent with Microsoft in numerous security platform, cloud, product and engineering leadership roles. David is also a Venture Partner with Rain Capital VC. David holds a B.S. in CIS as well as an MBA with a MIS concentration along with 30+ issued patents with all in security technology related areas.

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