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From Help Desk to CISSP: Mindset, Pivots, and Leadership
James · Career Growth · 2026
James breaks down his journey from Help Desk to leadership and the CISSP, using a football style framework to talk mindset, preparation, pivots, and long term growth. Why Help Desk is a powerful foundation, and how to start thinking like management.
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25x More Efficient Than Any SIEM
Larry Switzer · Ziggiz.AI
25 times more efficient than any SIEM. 980 times faster threat detection. Petabyte scale data ingestion at a fraction of the cost. Larry goes deep on the technology behind Ziggiz.AI and a fundamental rethinking of how cybersecurity platforms are built for the AI era.
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Eight Stories From the Path In
Live at ISACA Sacramento Appreciation Day
No studio. No prep. Just real people, real stories, and an open mic. Efren shares his own story growing up in Sacramento and the mindset shift that became a movement, then hands the mic to eight people who are proof the path into cybersecurity is real.
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Why Cybersecurity Is a Community Effort
Jorge Avila · Paleo Tech Group · RSA 2025
Recorded live at RSA Conference 2025. Why AI is no longer optional for small business, how your data is connected to everyone else's, and why it takes all of us working together to stop cybercriminals. The power of networking and community.
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HI Will Always Beat AI
John Cuellar · Serial Entrepreneur and Fractional CTO
After decades of building businesses through booms and crashes, John brings a hard truth: human intelligence wins. A conversation on entrepreneurship, judgment, and where AI fits in the real world.
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Breaking Into Cybersecurity
Gustavo Mastroianni · CISO
The very first guest on Wake Up X. CISO Gustavo Mastroianni shares his personal journey into cybersecurity, the challenges he faced, and the pivotal moments that shaped his career in security leadership.
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Cybersecurity Career Path: From Zero to CISO
Live Q and A with an Industry Expert
A live replay for anyone wondering how to break into cybersecurity or grow toward a CISO role. Keeping it real while navigating the fast changing world of tech, from first cert to scaling a career.
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