In this conversation, I speak with Mike Privette. Mike is the CISO and Cybersecurity Economist at Return on Security.

We discuss:
- The economic impact of COVID-19, the shift from prioritizing growth to operational efficiency, and the subsequent market crash and rebound in 2024.

- The rise of AI in application security, the importance of trust and safety, and the potential for AI to enhance personal digital sovereignty. 

-The changing dynamics of startups, venture capital, and private equity in the cybersecurity space. 

Among many other topics.

Introduction and Guest Welcome (00:00 )
Return on Security's audience (01:53 )
Economic trends in cybersecurity & COVID-19 (05:59 )
Shift towards operational efficiency in cybersecurity companies (09:39 )
Current cybersecurity trends and rebound effects (13:23 )
Application Security and AI (15:05 )
The Evolution of AI Security Companies (16:09 )
Trust and Safety in Cybersecurity & Discussing Deepfake videos (17:03 )
Validation of Ground Truth (19:18 )
Personal and corporate security from AI (20:31 )
Continuous Defender and AI Filtering (21:31 )
Validation of True Content to combat misinformation (23:23 )
AI for News Reports and Corporate Communications (26:16 )
The Future of AI Security (27:11 )
The trend of personal digital sovereignty (31:03 )
Private equity vs. VC vs. startups (33:36 )
Operational efficiency and the future of startups (36:29 )
Cybersecurity industry trends and data science (43:36 )
The Universal Dashboard concept (45:15 )
Sharing knowledge and connections (45:42 )
Check Out Return on Security (45:58 )

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