Season Two of Do Human Work opens with Jatarra Warren, Senior Director of Information Security at Lovesac, tracing her journey from teaching soldiers how to trust battlefield communication systems in the Army National Guard, straight into cybersecurity leadership.
Ninety days into her new role, she talks candidly about the humility-and-confidence balance required to lead a team you don't yet fully understand, why AI is forcing security teams to finally fix the foundations they've been skipping, and why fighting AI-driven attackers still comes down to the same basic controls that mattered a decade ago.
She's also a certified life coach, and makes the case that coaching, not code, is the skill security leaders need most right now. It's a reminder that in security, the hardest skill to automate is still the ability to lead people through change.
Impactful Moments
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00:00 – Introduction
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01:25 – Why season two: rethinking cybersecurity from the foundations up
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01:55 – Meet Jatarra Warren, Senior Director of Information Security at Lovesac
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02:30 – The Foundation segment: Jatarra’s origin story from Army National Guard to cyber
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04:00 – What teaching soldiers to trust life-or-death tech taught her about security
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07:50 – The hardest jump: military discipline meets corporate culture shock
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10:50 – Why AI won't remove the human element from security
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12:20 – Fighting fire with fire: using AI to counter AI-powered attackers
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17:00 – PLAID (People-Led, AI-Driven) and leading teams through change with empathy
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18:40 – Mythos, vulnerability management, and getting the basics right first
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23:00 – 90 days into Jatarra’s job at Lovesac: leading new territory with humility and confidence
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30:15 – Life coaching, ministry roots, and leadership as influence
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34:00 – Lightning round: best security book everyone should read, best Tampa food, and couch vs. desk
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