Listen "A Veteran's Approach to Federal Cybersecurity | Sarah Cleveland, Senior Director, ExtraHop"
Episode Synopsis
With years directing cyber operations in the United States Air Force as a Cyber Officer, Sarah Cleveland brings a unique perspective to cybersecurity. In this conversation with John Carse, she discusses how military risk calculation differs from corporate approaches, shares practical insights on selling cybersecurity to federal agencies, why nation-state actors are becoming more in-your-face and what figure skating taught her about resilience. 0:00 Sarah’s experience leading C4 (Command, Control, Communications, Computers) in the military13:40 Selling to the government: understanding federal procurement and budget cycles21:24 The shift from network defense to browser-based threats35:07 Nation-state hacks becoming more “in your face” and impacting citizens44:27 Volunteering with the Armed Services Arts Partnership, closing advice🔔 Follow Sarah and John on:https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-u-cleveland/https://www.linkedin.com/in/johncarse/🔥 Powered by SquareXDeployed as a lightweight extension, SquareX turns any browser, on any device, into a secure enterprise browser. Find out more about SquareX at https://hubs.la/Q03rPcbf0
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