Ever tried explaining to a CFO why you need millions for something that might happen? In this episode, we dive into the delicate dance between security teams and finance departments – a partnership that's part tango, part negotiation, and entirely essential. We explore the strategic questions that actually move budget needles: What's our customer risk tolerance? How quickly can we respond when things go sideways? And perhaps most importantly – how do we have these conversations before we're explaining a breach to the board? Because the only thing worse than a security incident is trying to explain why you weren't prepared for one.

What happens when artificial intelligence starts eating its own algorithmic tail? In this episode, we dive into the surprisingly real phenomenon of "AI mad cow" where machine learning models begin cannibalizing their own outputs in an endless feedback loop of synthetic content. Join us as we unpack why this isn't just a quirky tech curiosity, but a genuine threat to AI reliability and human trust. From medical diagnostics gone rogue to the slow erosion of our critical thinking muscles, we explore how our growing AI dependency might be setting us up for some uncomfortable wake-up calls.