"You Can't Block Innovation" | Tal Arad, Former CTO and CISO of Carlsberg Group

20/08/2025 45 min
"You Can't Block Innovation" | Tal Arad,  Former CTO and CISO of Carlsberg Group

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Tal Arad, former CTO at Carlsberg Group, accidentally fell into cybersecurity after telling his military commander he knew computers from working at a shop. In this episode, Tal shares hard lessons about building trust with existing teams, why blocking AI always fails, and stories about Carlsberg's famous beer perks that fill the office every Tuesday.0:00 From computer shop worker to accidental military security officer8:46 Overcoming security hurdles in a traditional company18:31 “User experience is as important as security controls”25:55 New macro trends in security32:30 Dropping security gatekeeping and the importance of diverse teams38:50 What's next: taking time off and staying up to date with changing technologies🔔 Follow Tal and Aleksandra on:https://www.linkedin.com/in/talarad/?originalSubdomain=nl https://www.linkedin.com/in/aleksandra-melnikova-1012/ 🔥 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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