Ross Young
Cybersecurity leader and entrepreneur specializing in AI-driven automation for security governance and compliance; former CISO and author of 'Cybersecurity's Dirty Secret, Why Most Budgets Go to Waste', and founder of Clear Capabilities.
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Oct 20, 2025 • 45min
#255 - Maximize the Outcomes Per Dollar in Cyber (with Ross Young)
Ross Young, a 20-year cybersecurity veteran with experience at the CIA and Capital One, shares his expertise on optimizing security budgets. He emphasizes that throwing money at tools can dilute effectiveness and stresses prioritizing risk reduction over compliance. Ross advocates for zero-based budgeting and highlights the importance of calculating total cost of ownership. He also critiques traditional cyber risk quantification methods and stresses the need to present budget requests in financial terms that showcase ROI. His insights promise to transform how CISOs approach their spending.
Mar 30, 2026 • 40min
#277 - From SaaS to AI Agents: Gone in 60 Seconds
Ross Young, cybersecurity leader and founder of Clear Capabilities, discusses how large language models let nondevelopers write code in plain English. He traces a shift from SaaS to service-as-software to systems of AI agents. Conversation covers massive speedups in prototyping, new detection models, risks like maintenance and insecure AI-generated code, and a live demo generating SBOMs and vulnerability checks.
