In this episode, host Ron Eddings is joined by Co-Founder and CEO of ThreatLocker, Danny Jenkins, to talk about his "Hero’s Journey" from IT to launching ThreatLocker. From spam emails, bots, and ransomware to persuading people to take a new approach -- this story has all of the villains and obstacles any cybersecurity champion will inevitably face and conquer!

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Impactful Moments
00:00 - Welcome
00:55 - Introducing guest, Danny Jenkins
02:00 - The start of Danny’s journey
04:10 - Moments it changed
06:55 - The worst job in the world
08:36 - Starting with the endpoint
09:18 - An uphill battle
13:25 - Going all in
15:21 - A word about our sponsor!
16:35 - Zero to hero
18:47 - Trust and ringfencing
22:53 - What is zero trust?
25:00 - Zero trust at ThreatLocker
28:25 - Tools to make decisions
29:09 - Productivity tools? Not anymore!
31:10 - Making yourself more secure

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