Why Security Loses Influence in High-Growth Companies (And What to Do About It) with Kavia Venkatesh

<p>Today, I&#39;m joined by Kavia Venkatesh, Director of Product Security at a large healthcare organization. She didn&#39;t take the traditional path into cybersecurity — she came from biotech. But that outsider lens turned out to be her edge. </p><p><br></p><p>With over 10 years of experience leading cybersecurity strategy for hyper-scale ecosystems, she&#39;s built many security programs from the ground up, navigating 9 acquisitions in 18 months at a large tech org, and along the way developed a rare ability to translate risk into language that executives actually act on. </p><p>Kavia is also a frequent speaker at premier global conferences, including DEF CON, BSides San Francisco, and Nullcon. </p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, we talked about what most security teams get completely wrong during integrations, what she&#39;d change about how security teams show up in organizations and the &quot;breachability mindset&quot; that changes how you approach risk. </p><p>And much more!</p><p><br></p><p>Get ready, Kavia doesn&#39;t hold back her opinions. Let&#39;s dive right in!</p><p><br></p><p>This podcast is brought to you by Escape: https://escape.tech — Offensive security for the teams that are 100x outnumbered, combining Attack Surface Management, business-logic-aware DAST and AI pentesting solutions.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with Kavia: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaviavenkatesh/</p>