Cyber Security

Selling Security - The Insider's Guide | S1E5

Cyber Security

Show Notes

Companies spend trillions on cyber security each year. But how do they decide which products and services are the best? We dig down into the sometimes shady world of cyber security sales, market analysis and product testing. How do the relationships work between clients, salespeople, analysts, testers and the media? Simon Edwards (SE Labs) talks to special guests Allison Elizondo (ex-NSS Labs, now SentinelOne) and Nabil Khokhar (ex-Glencore, now DarkGuard) (Full Show Notes available on our...

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