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Cybersecurity Burnout Is Real: Rick Mischka, PhD on Fixing It (opens the original)
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Cybersecurity workers without proper support burn out in under 3 years. With the right training and organizational backing, that number stretches to 12-16 years. Rick Mischka, PhD, breaks down why, and what actually works. Rick's PhD thesis in cyberpsychology focused on rank-and-file practitioners facing constant incident stress, not executives or attackers. He explains why burnout prevention depends on organizational support, time off, role rotation, strong leadership, and individual resilience
Why Companies Still Pay Ransoms (And How AI Makes It Worse) w/ Joshua Nicholson, CEO of DarkStack7 (opens the original)
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Joe Erle sits down with Joshua Nicholson, Founder & CEO of DarkStack7 and Host of Cybersecurity America Podcast, to break down the critical incident response mistakes that leave companies with no choice but to pay ransoms. Joshua exposes the most common breach vulnerabilities still being exploited in 2026 including unpatched firewalls, missing MFA, excessive local admin rights, and AI tools like Microsoft Copilot leaking confidential HR data. He explains why identity has become the new security
How Your Data is Being Weaponized Against You: Hidden Privacy Risks & Third-Party Threats | Sam Jadali, CEO of Melurna (opens the original)
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Joe Erle interviews Sam Jadali of Melurna about how companies unknowingly leak sensitive data and how that data gets sold and used for retargeting and other nefarious puroses. Sam explains that Molerna "tags" data and tracks its journey across the internet to provide privacy and compliance intelligence, helping enterprises, carriers, and brokers understand what data is being exfiltrated and by which vendors. The discussion covers pixel/session replay risks, escalating class actions, and regulato
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