Department of Know: Brightspeed investigates breach, Prompt injection woes
Release Date: 01/12/2026
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Department of Know: Brightspeed investigates breach, Prompt injection woes
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Link to This week’s Department of Know is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with guests , CEO and Founder, (check out the ) and , CISO, . Jason will be speaking at MBA Servicing Solution26 in Texas in late February. Details . Thanks to our show sponsor, ThreatLocker Want real Zero Trust training? delivers hands-on labs and workshops that show CISOs exactly how to implement and maintain Zero Trust in real environments. Join us March 4–6 in Orlando, plus a live CISO Series episode on March 6. Get $200 off with ZTWCISO26 at . All links and the video of this episode can be found on...
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This week’s Department of Know is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with guests Johna Till Johnson, CEO and Founder, Nemertes (check out the Nemertes substack) and Jason Shockey, CISO, Cenlar FSB. Jason will be speaking at MBA Servicing Solution26 in Texas in late February. Details here.
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