Beyond the Status Quo: Innovation as the New Security Mandate featuring Kyle Kurdziolek

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What happens when cybersecurity leaders stop just managing risk and start driving innovation? Hosts Nate Burke and Lior Div sit down with Kyle Kurdziolek, VP of Security at BigID, to introduce the bold idea of the Chief Innovation Security Officer. In an era where AI is reshaping both defense strategies and attacker playbooks, Kyle reveals how forward-thinking leaders can harness AI to scale their teams, cut through alert fatigue, and stay ahead of adversaries.

Recorded live at Black Hat, this episode of Do Human Work challenges listeners to rethink the role of AI in security, not as a threat, but as an accelerator. Discover how embracing AI to offload repetitive tasks empowers humans to do what only they can: think critically, solve complex problems, and drive the future of cybersecurity.

Lior Div, CEO & Co-Founder, 7AI

Lior Div

CEO & Co-Founder, 7AI
Nathan Burke, Chief Marketing Officer, 7AI

Nathan Burke

Chief Marketing Officer, 7AI
 Kyle Kurdziolek, VP, Security, BigID

Kyle Kurdziolek

VP, Security, BigID

Impactful Moments:

00:00 – Introduction

00:45 – The birth of the Chief Innovation Security Officer concept

03:00 – Differences between traditional CISOs and AI-driven roles

06:15 – The Netflix analogy: evolving security with AI

10:37 – Realizing AI's potential in cybersecurity

15:30 – Human work vs. machine work: Finding the balance

18:25 – Integrating AI to elevate security teams


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