In this week’s episode of The Future of Security Operations podcast, Thomas is joined by Dane VandenBerg. Dane’s 16-year security career includes product-focused roles with vendors like Qintel and more recently, Microsoft, where he was Principal Technical Specialist supporting the development of their security copilot. He’s also spent a lot of time in fintech, serving as Vice President of Information Security at Prime Trust and, currently, Senior Director of Security Operations at Circle. In this episode: [02:05] How Dane went from researching women’s health and animal cloning to public relations to security [06:25] Why security teams are still fighting the same battles they were 15 years ago [09:24] How Dane’s vendor-side threat intel work shapes his thinking as a SecOps leader [12:00] What’s working - and what’s not - about how companies approach threat intelligence today [12:51] Why threat intel should be an in-house function, not just a reporting feed [15:30] What motivated Dane to move into the finance and crypto industry [19:30] How parenthood reshaped the way Dane thinks about risk [22:50] Tips for encouraging employees to report their security concerns [26:00] What a great security-vendor customer experience look like - and what too many vendors get wrong [29:10] The security tools and solutions Dane is most excited about right now [32:45] Balancing the hype and potential of security copilots [38:30] What cyberattacks might look like five years from now [41:30] Connect with Dane Where to find Dane: LinkedIn Circle Where to find Thomas Kinsella: LinkedIn Tines Resources mentioned: National Cyber Forensics and Training Alliance