Guardians of the Data

Guardians of the Data

Welcome to Guardians of the Data! Join host, Ward Balcerzak, each week as he dives deep into the passions, expertise, and experiences of CISOs, Chief Data Officers, and more. Guardians of the Data is sponsored by Sentra - AI-powered data security platform that discovers and classifies all your data accurately and automatically to achieve enterprise-scale data protection without the fuss.

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August 7, 2025 42 mins

How can you protect your data if you don’t know where it is?


The answer is you can’t. Rick DeLoach, Deputy CISO at ADT, joins Ward on this week’s episode to discuss the crucial aspects of data security and governance. Rick shares his two decades of experience in the field, emphasizing the importance of data discovery, classification, and the implementation of structured programs involving process, policy, and technology...

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How can simplifying your data governance strategy revolutionize your security posture?

In the inaugural episode of Guardians of the Data, host Ward Balcerzak sits down with Luis Valenzuela, Director of Data Governance and Data Loss Prevention at InComm Payments. Luis, who brings two decades of cybersecurity experience, dives into the often-overlooked fundamentals of data security. Discover why understanding and categorizing...

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July 15, 2025 26 secs

Welcome to Guardians of the Data! Join host, Ward Balcerzak, each week as he dives deep into the passions, expertise, and experiences of CISOs, Chief Data Officers, and more. Guardians of the Data is sponsored by Sentra - AI-powered data security platform that discovers and classifies all your data accurately and automatically to achieve enterprise-scale data protection without the fuss.

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