{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"What Soft Skills Do You Need in Cyber?","description":"All links and images can be found on&amp;nbsp;CISO Series. Check out this post by Evgeniy Kharam for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week\u2019s episode co-hosted by David Spark, the producer of&amp;nbsp;CISO Series, and Edward Contreras, senior evp and CISO, Frost Bank. Joining them is Ryan Dunn, Leader of Product and Supply Chain Technology, Specialized Bicycle Components.&amp;nbsp; And check out &quot;Architecting Success: The Art of Soft Skills in Technical Sales: Connect to Sell More&quot; by&amp;nbsp;Evgeniy Kharam we referenced in this episode. In this episode:  Beyond the technical playbook Influencing without authority Partnering, not just selling The deliberate work of connection  Thanks to our sponsor, HackerOne  Built on 580,000+ validated vulnerabilities, $81M in payouts this year, and insights from 1,950 enterprise programs, the 2025 Hacker-Powered Security Report shows how leading organizations reduce risk and prove outcomes. Get practical guidance on attacker focus, response patterns, and board-ready metrics. Watch the Q&amp;amp;A, then download the report to operationalize what works for you. &amp;nbsp;https:\/\/www.hackerone.com\/report\/future-of-ai?utm_medium=Paid-Newsletter&amp;amp;utm_source=cisoseries&amp;amp;utm_campaign=Parent-FY25-AIAwarenessCampaign-GL ","author_name":"Defense in Depth","author_url":"https:\/\/cisoseries.com\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/38518715\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/194000075"}