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The Cyber-Savvy Boardroom

David Homovich 17 episodes Latest May 26, 2026

Produced by Google Cloud's Office of the CISO, this monthly podcast provides strategic cybersecurity insights for executives. Hosted by David Homovich, each episode features board members, Google executives, and industry experts discussing how to bridge technical cyber threats with organizational resilience. Episodes are about 20 minutes long and aim to deliver actionable clarity for modern boardrooms.

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EP16 Dom Cussatt on The Risk Calculus May 26, 2026 30:23 Hosts: David Homovich, Board Security Specialist & Advocacy Lead, Office of the CISO, Google Cloud Alicja Cade, Senior Director, Financial Services & Advocacy, Office of the CISO, Google Cloud Guest: Dom Cussatt, CEO of Vault Cloud US Resources: Google Cloud's Board of Directors Insights Hub Cloud CISO Perspectives: AI as a strategic imperative to manage risk Make security simpler:

EP15 Mark Lobel on Head In, Hands Out Apr 21, 2026 19:53 Hosts: David Homovich, Board Security Specialist & Advocacy Lead, Office of the CISO, Google Cloud Alicja Cade, Senior Director, Financial Services & Advocacy, Office of the CISO, Google Cloud Guest: Mark Lobel, Retired PwC Partner (Principal), NACD.DC, MBA, PCIP, CISSP, CISM, CISA, CRISC, Certified CRO Resources: Google Cloud's Board of Directors Insights Hub Ed. 10 of Perspectives o

EP14 Neal Pollard on Concentration Risk Mar 17, 2026 23:19 Hosts: David Homovich, Board Security Specialist & Advocacy Lead, Office of the CISO, Google Cloud Alicja Cade, Senior Director, Financial Services & Advocacy, Office of the CISO, Google Cloud Guest: Neal Pollard, Partner at Control Risks Resources: Google Cloud's Board of Directors Insights Hub From Vision to Value: Governing the Agentic AI Roadmap from Board Perspectives Ed. 9 EP1 K

EP13 Ryan McManus on Total Information Mastery Feb 24, 2026 34:38 Hosts: David Homovich, Advocacy Lead, Office of the CISO, Google Cloud Alicja Cade, Director, Office of the CISO, Google Cloud Guest: Ryan McManus, Founder, techtonic.io; public and startup company board director, President National Association of Corporate Directors New York. Resources: Google Cloud's Board of Directors Insights Hub Ryan's Total Information Mastery: Enterprise AI Stra

EP12 Joe Nocera on Resiliency is a Year-Long Discussion Jan 20, 2026 17:25 Hosts: David Homovich, Customer Advocacy Lead, Office of the CISO, Google Cloud, Nick Godfrey, Senior Director and Head of Office of the CISO, Google Cloud Guest: Joe Nocera, PwC's Network Information Security Managing Partner and US CISO Resources: Perspectives on Security for the Board: Edition 9 Cloud CISO Perspectives: Boards should be 'bilingual' in AI, security to gain advantage

EP11 Betty DeVita on Adopting an Offensive and Defensive Mindset Dec 16, 2025 33:47 Hosts: David Homovich, Customer Advocacy Lead, Office of the CISO, Google Cloud Alicja Cade, Director, Office of the CISO, Google Cloud Guest: Betty DeVita, Global C-Suite Leader, Private and Public Board Director & Fintech Advisor Resources: Google Cloud's Board of Directors Insights Hub NACD's BoardVision Podcast Perspectives on Security for the Board, Ed. 9 "From Vision to Value:

EP10 Sharon Barber on Strategic Cyber Resilience and Boardroom Accountability Nov 18, 2025 24:20 Hosts: David Homovich, Customer Advocacy Lead, Office of the CISO, Google Cloud Nick Godfrey, Senior Director and Head of Office of the CISO, Google Cloud Guest: Sharon Barber, INED BofE, Co-Chair National Cyber Advisory Board NED / CIO / CSO Resources: National Cyber Security Centre's Cyber Security Toolkit for Board How boards can book resiliency with the updated U.K. cyber code (May

EP9 Andreas Wuchner on Beyond the Balance Sheet: Valuing Cyber Investment Oct 28, 2025 27:10 Hosts: David Homovich, Customer Advocacy Lead, Office of the CISO, Google Cloud Alicja Cade, Director, Office of the CISO, Google Cloud Guest: Andreas Wuchner, Cyber & Risk expert, Board advisor Resources: NIST Framework MITRE Attack Framework Delivering Trusted and Secure AI (Mar 2025) Andreas' LinkedIn post: "Can Startups Succeed Without AI? What Customers and Investors Expect in 2

EP8 Francis deSouza on Enterprise Cyber Leadership Sep 23, 2025 20:51 Hosts: David Homovich, Customer Advocacy Lead, Office of the CISO, Google Cloud Nick Godfrey, Senior Director and Head of Office of the CISO, Google Cloud Guest: Francis deSouza, COO, Google Cloud Resources: Cloud CISO Perspectives: Boards should be 'bilingual' in AI, security to gain advantage Board of Directors Insights Hub Join The Cyber-Savvy Boardroom's Conversation on LinkedIn

EP7 Tameron Chappell on Psychology, Trust, and AI Transformation Aug 26, 2025 28:11 Hosts: David Homovich, Customer Advocacy Lead, Office of the CISO, Google Cloud Alicja Cade, Director, Office of the CISO, Google Cloud Guest: Tameron Chappell, Chartered Occupational Psychologist Resources: Perspectives on Security for the Board Report (Ed. 4) Cloud CISO Perspectives: How Google secures AI Agents Google Cloud Security Community Blog "Securing the Future of Agentic A

EP6 Grant Waterfall on Harnessing Innovation while Mastering Compliance Jul 22, 2025 21:17 Hosts: David Homovich, Customer Advocacy Lead, Office of the CISO, Google Cloud Alicja Cade, Director, Office of the CISO, Google Cloud Guest: Grant Waterfall, Partner at PwC Resources: Board of Directors Insights Hub Cloud CISO Perspectives: New AI, cybercrime reports underscore need for security best practices Scaling AI - Navigating Innovation, Risk & Regulation Balancing Browser Sec

EP5 Phil Venables - Heard on the Street Jun 24, 2025 27:36 Hosts: David Homovich, Customer Advocacy Lead, Office of the CISO, Google Cloud Alicja Cade, Director, Office of the CISO, Google Cloud Guest: Phil Venables, Strategic Security Advisor, Google Cloud Resources: Board of Directors Insights Hub Perspectives on Security for the Board, 7th Edition, March 2025 Join The Cyber-Savvy Boardroom's Conversation on LinkedIn

EP4 Jamie Collier on the Current Threat Landscape Jun 2, 2025 10:13 Hosts: David Homovich, Customer Advocacy Lead, Office of the CISO, Google Cloud Anton Chuvakin, Advisor at Office of the CISO, Google Cloud, co-host of Cloud Security Podcast by Google Guest: Jamie Collier, Lead Advisor (Europe) at Google Threat Intelligence Group Resources: Board of Directors Insights Hub Perspectives on Security for the Board, 7th Edition, March 2025 The ultimate insi

EP3 Don Callahan on Emerging Technology Apr 22, 2025 20:40 Hosts: David Homovich, Customer Advocacy Lead, Office of the CISO, Google Cloud Nick Godfrey, Senior Director and Head of Office of the CISO, Google Cloud Guest: Don Callahan, Executive Partner at Bridge Growth Partners and Google Cloud Advisory Board Member Resources: Board of Directors Insights Hub

EP2 Christian Karam on the Use of AI Apr 22, 2025 18:16 Hosts: David Homovich, Customer Advocacy Lead, Office of the CISO, Google Cloud Alicja Cade, Director, Office of the CISO, Google Cloud Guest: Christian Karam, Strategic Advisor and Investor Resources: Board of Directors Insights Hub Guidance for Boards of Directors on How to Address AI Risk

EP1 Karenann Terrell on Cyber Risk as a Business Risk Apr 22, 2025 20:48 Hosts: David Homovich, Customer Advocacy Lead, Office of the CISO, Google Cloud Alicja Cade, Director, Office of the CISO, Google Cloud Guest: Karenann Terrell, Board Member, Technology Advisor, Former Chief Digital and Technology Officer and Google Cloud Advisory Board Member Resources: Board of Directors Insights Hub Join The Cyber-Savvy Boardroom's Conversation on LinkedIn

EP0 Introducing The Cyber-Savvy Boardroom with David and Alicja Apr 21, 2025 09:45 Hosts: David Homovich, Customer Advocacy Lead, Office of the CISO, Google Cloud Alicja Cade, Director, Office of the CISO, Google Cloud Resources: Board of Directors Insights Hub Join The Cyber-Savvy Boardroom's Conversation on LinkedIn Cloud Security Podcast by Google

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