<![CDATA[The Blind Spot]]>The Blind Spot
Hosted by Jason Lee, Managing Director at Z Cyber

Security teams aren't short on findings. The hard part is turning those findings into decisions the business can actually act on, fund, and own.

The Blind Spot is a cybersecurity podcast built around what happens after risk becomes visible. Not the audit checklist. Not the scan results. The judgment calls, translation gaps, and remediation work that determine whether risk actually changes.

Each episode is a practitioner conversation with CISOs, executives, board advisors, operators, and risk leaders working at the intersection of cybersecurity, business decisions, and accountability. We cover boardroom communication, AI governance, healthcare security, cyber insurance, and what it actually takes to go from assessment to action.

Every episode closes the same way: "What is the one thing you wish the other side of the conversation understood?"

New episodes every two weeks.

More from the show: https://www.ztekcyber.com/resources/the-blind-spot
Apply to be a guest: https://www.ztekcyber.com/resources/the-blind-spot/apply
About Z Cyber: https://www.ztekcyber.com

A podcast by Z Cyber, a cybersecurity operating partner.

]]>https://www.ztekcyber.com/Riverside.fm (https://riverside.com)Mon, 27 Jul 2026 23:29:13 GMTWed, 17 Jun 2026 15:10:38 GMT60Z Cyber<p><b>The Blind Spot</b><br /><i>Hosted by Jason Lee, Managing Director at Z Cyber</i><br /></p><p>Security teams aren't short on findings. The hard part is turning those findings into decisions the business can actually act on, fund, and own.</p><p>The Blind Spot is a cybersecurity podcast built around what happens after risk becomes visible. Not the audit checklist. Not the scan results. The judgment calls, translation gaps, and remediation work that determine whether risk actually changes.<br /></p><p>Each episode is a practitioner conversation with CISOs, executives, board advisors, operators, and risk leaders working at the intersection of cybersecurity, business decisions, and accountability. We cover boardroom communication, AI governance, healthcare security, cyber insurance, and what it actually takes to go from assessment to action.<br /><br />Every episode closes the same way: "What is the one thing you wish the other side of the conversation understood?"<br /><br />New episodes every two weeks.<br /></p><p>More from the show: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.ztekcyber.com/resources/the-blind-spot" target="_blank">https://www.ztekcyber.com/resources/the-blind-spot</a><br />Apply to be a guest: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.ztekcyber.com/resources/the-blind-spot/apply" target="_blank">https://www.ztekcyber.com/resources/the-blind-spot/apply</a><br />About Z Cyber: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.ztekcyber.com" target="_blank">https://www.ztekcyber.com</a><br /></p><p>A podcast by Z Cyber, a cybersecurity operating partner.<br /></p>episodicZ Cyberjason@ztekcyber.comno<![CDATA[What It Takes to Build a Cyber Program in 2026 and Beyond]]>A busy cybersecurity program is not necessarily a well-run one. The difference is whether the work protects the business, supports growth, and gives leaders confidence that the company can respond and recover when something goes wrong.

In this episode of The Blind Spot, Jason Lee sits down with Brian Herr, founder of Startup Starting Blocks Inc. and a security and industry advisor, to discuss what it takes to build and manage a cyber program in 2026. They cover the five business priorities that should shape security decisions, why program design should start with critical business processes instead of tools, what boards actually need to see, how to align cyber insurance with real exposure, and how tool consolidation can improve coverage while lowering spend. They also discuss how AI is changing security governance, team structure, career paths, and the way leaders manage burnout.

About the host
Jason Lee is Managing Director at Z Cyber. For more than 20 years he has worked the part most people skip past: what happens after the risk is visible, across infrastructure, AI, and GRC.

About the guest
Brian Herr is the founder of Startup Starting Blocks Inc. and a security and industry advisor. He advises companies and boards on how to connect cybersecurity strategy, operations, spending, and recovery to the needs of the business.

About Z Cyber
Z Cyber is the security team that builds, runs, and improves your program through an Executive Security Advisor and Glance, its AI-native GRC platform.

Links
Z Cyber: https://www.ztekcyber.com
The Blind Spot: https://www.ztekcyber.com/resources/the-blind-spot
Apply to be a guest: https://www.ztekcyber.com/resources/the-blind-spot/apply
Get started with Z Cyber: https://www.ztekcyber.com/get-started

]]>be7b46e9-9a20-4141-bde1-eba26cc87aa2Wed, 22 Jul 2026 04:56:47 GMT<p>A busy cybersecurity program is not necessarily a well-run one. The difference is whether the work protects the business, supports growth, and gives leaders confidence that the company can respond and recover when something goes wrong.<br /></p><p>In this episode of The Blind Spot, Jason Lee sits down with Brian Herr, founder of Startup Starting Blocks Inc. and a security and industry advisor, to discuss what it takes to build and manage a cyber program in 2026. They cover the five business priorities that should shape security decisions, why program design should start with critical business processes instead of tools, what boards actually need to see, how to align cyber insurance with real exposure, and how tool consolidation can improve coverage while lowering spend. They also discuss how AI is changing security governance, team structure, career paths, and the way leaders manage burnout.<br /></p><p>About the host<br />Jason Lee is Managing Director at Z Cyber. For more than 20 years he has worked the part most people skip past: what happens after the risk is visible, across infrastructure, AI, and GRC.<br /></p><p>About the guest<br />Brian Herr is the founder of Startup Starting Blocks Inc. and a security and industry advisor. He advises companies and boards on how to connect cybersecurity strategy, operations, spending, and recovery to the needs of the business.<br /></p><p>About Z Cyber<br />Z Cyber is the security team that builds, runs, and improves your program through an Executive Security Advisor and Glance, its AI-native GRC platform.<br /></p><p>Links<br />Z Cyber: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.ztekcyber.com" target="_blank">https://www.ztekcyber.com</a><br />The Blind Spot: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.ztekcyber.com/resources/the-blind-spot" target="_blank">https://www.ztekcyber.com/resources/the-blind-spot</a><br />Apply to be a guest: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.ztekcyber.com/resources/the-blind-spot/apply" target="_blank">https://www.ztekcyber.com/resources/the-blind-spot/apply</a><br />Get started with Z Cyber: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.ztekcyber.com/get-started" target="_blank">https://www.ztekcyber.com/get-started</a></p>no00:38:5313What It Takes to Build a Cyber Program in 2026 and Beyondfull<![CDATA[What the CFO Hears When You Say "Risk"]]>Security leaders often talk about risk. CFOs hear cost, trade-offs, timing, probability, and whether the decision can be defended to the CEO or the board.

In this episode of The Blind Spot, Jason Lee sits down with Chris Carter, a CFO turned CISO, on what finance actually hears when cybersecurity asks for budget. They get into why vulnerabilities do not move a funding conversation on their own, how to translate cyber risk into business consequence, why CFOs fund clarity before anxiety, and how AI compounds old debt across identity, data governance, security, and process.

About the host
Jason Lee is Managing Director at Z Cyber. For more than 20 years he has worked the part most people skip past: what happens after the risk is visible, across infrastructure, AI, and GRC.

About the guest
Chris Carter is a cybersecurity leader with a background that spans finance, IT, and security. He began his career in finance, worked his way to the CFO seat, then moved into IT and cybersecurity, eventually serving as a CISO. His work sits at the intersection of cyber risk and business decision-making.

About Z Cyber
Z Cyber is your security operating partner, running your security and compliance program from risk discovery through remediation.

Links
Z Cyber: https://www.ztekcyber.com
The Blind Spot: https://www.ztekcyber.com/resources/the-blind-spot
Apply to be a guest: https://www.ztekcyber.com/resources/the-blind-spot/apply
Get started with Z Cyber: https://www.ztekcyber.com/get-started

]]>f8ea48bb-2946-42e3-84bf-bddd92677a5dThu, 09 Jul 2026 23:53:44 GMT<p>Security leaders often talk about risk. CFOs hear cost, trade-offs, timing, probability, and whether the decision can be defended to the CEO or the board.<br /></p><p>In this episode of The Blind Spot, Jason Lee sits down with Chris Carter, a CFO turned CISO, on what finance actually hears when cybersecurity asks for budget. They get into why vulnerabilities do not move a funding conversation on their own, how to translate cyber risk into business consequence, why CFOs fund clarity before anxiety, and how AI compounds old debt across identity, data governance, security, and process.<br /></p><p>About the host<br />Jason Lee is Managing Director at Z Cyber. For more than 20 years he has worked the part most people skip past: what happens after the risk is visible, across infrastructure, AI, and GRC.<br /></p><p>About the guest<br />Chris Carter is a cybersecurity leader with a background that spans finance, IT, and security. He began his career in finance, worked his way to the CFO seat, then moved into IT and cybersecurity, eventually serving as a CISO. His work sits at the intersection of cyber risk and business decision-making.<br /></p><p>About Z Cyber<br />Z Cyber is your security operating partner, running your security and compliance program from risk discovery through remediation.<br /></p><p>Links<br />Z Cyber: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.ztekcyber.com" target="_blank">https://www.ztekcyber.com</a><br />The Blind Spot: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.ztekcyber.com/resources/the-blind-spot" target="_blank">https://www.ztekcyber.com/resources/the-blind-spot</a><br />Apply to be a guest: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.ztekcyber.com/resources/the-blind-spot/apply" target="_blank">https://www.ztekcyber.com/resources/the-blind-spot/apply</a><br />Get started with Z Cyber: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.ztekcyber.com/get-started" target="_blank">https://www.ztekcyber.com/get-started</a></p>no00:30:1212What the CFO Hears When You Say "Risk"full<![CDATA[The Translation Gap: Why Boards and CISOs Talk Past Each Other]]>Boards and CISOs are often on two different planes. In the first episode of The Blind Spot, Jason Lee sits down with Antonio Bovoso, cybersecurity executive and author of The Boardroom CISO, on why security and the board talk past each other and how to close the gap. They get into reframing risk as enablement, tying cyber to how the business actually makes money, cutting vanity metrics and the museum-quality deck, and where cyber liability really lands.

About the host
Jason Lee is Managing Director at Z Cyber. For more than 20 years he has worked the part most people skip past: what happens after the risk is visible, across infrastructure, AI, and GRC.

About the guest
Antonio Bovoso is a cybersecurity executive with roughly 25 years in the field, founder and managing principal of Consiro Advisory, and author of The Boardroom CISO. He advises biotech companies and cybersecurity startups, and wrote the board-readiness playbook he wishes he had early in his career.

About Z Cyber
Z Cyber is your security operating partner, running your security and compliance program from risk discovery through remediation.

Links
Z Cyber: https://www.ztekcyber.com
The Blind Spot: https://www.ztekcyber.com/resources/the-blind-spot
Apply to be a guest: https://www.ztekcyber.com/resources/the-blind-spot/apply
The Boardroom CISO by Antonio Bovoso: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GVGPVCKL
Get started with Z Cyber: https://www.ztekcyber.com/get-started

]]>cfb871bd-9306-4e03-9784-740fbf915ed6Tue, 23 Jun 2026 01:02:31 GMT<p>Boards and CISOs are often on two different planes. In the first episode of The Blind Spot, Jason Lee sits down with Antonio Bovoso, cybersecurity executive and author of The Boardroom CISO, on why security and the board talk past each other and how to close the gap. They get into reframing risk as enablement, tying cyber to how the business actually makes money, cutting vanity metrics and the museum-quality deck, and where cyber liability really lands.<br /></p><p>About the host<br />Jason Lee is Managing Director at Z Cyber. For more than 20 years he has worked the part most people skip past: what happens after the risk is visible, across infrastructure, AI, and GRC.<br /></p><p>About the guest<br />Antonio Bovoso is a cybersecurity executive with roughly 25 years in the field, founder and managing principal of Consiro Advisory, and author of The Boardroom CISO. He advises biotech companies and cybersecurity startups, and wrote the board-readiness playbook he wishes he had early in his career.<br /></p><p>About Z Cyber<br />Z Cyber is your security operating partner, running your security and compliance program from risk discovery through remediation.<br /></p><p>Links<br />Z Cyber: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.ztekcyber.com" target="_blank">https://www.ztekcyber.com</a><br />The Blind Spot: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.ztekcyber.com/resources/the-blind-spot" target="_blank">https://www.ztekcyber.com/resources/the-blind-spot</a><br />Apply to be a guest: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.ztekcyber.com/resources/the-blind-spot/apply" target="_blank">https://www.ztekcyber.com/resources/the-blind-spot/apply</a><br />The Boardroom CISO by Antonio Bovoso: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GVGPVCKL" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GVGPVCKL</a><br />Get started with Z Cyber: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.ztekcyber.com/get-started" target="_blank">https://www.ztekcyber.com/get-started</a></p>no00:46:5111The Translation Gap: Why Boards and CISOs Talk Past Each Otherfull