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CISOs Have to Be Technical. Why Is This Even an Argument?

November 12, 2026 · 34 min

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Check out this post by Geoff Hancock, CISO at Unatel, for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week's episode co-hosted by me, David Spark, the producer of CISO Series, and Steve Zalewski. Joining us is Colin Anderson, SVP and CISO at Dayforce.

In this episode:

  • Pragmatism over dogma
  • Chief means executive, not technician
  • Competence is the floor
  • Both extremes fail

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