The Blind Spot
by Z Cyber
The Blind Spot
Hosted by Jason Lee, Managing Director at Z Cyber
Security teams aren't short on findings. The hard part is turning those findings into decisions the business can actually act on, fund, and own.
The Blind Spot is a cybersecurity podcast built around what happens after risk becomes visible. Not the audit checklist. Not the scan results. The judgment calls, translation gaps, and remediation work that determine whether risk actually changes.
Each episode is a practitioner conversation with CISOs, executives, board advisors, operators, and risk leaders working at the intersection of cybersecurity, business decisions, and accountability. We cover boardroom communication, AI governance, healthcare security, cyber insurance, and what it actually takes to go from assessment to action.
Every episode closes the same way: "What is the one thing you wish the other side of the conversation understood?"
New episodes every two weeks.
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A podcast by Z Cyber, a cybersecurity operating partner.
2026 Z Cyber
Sep 4, 2026Episodes (6)
Five Over the Speed Limit: Who Actually Owns AI and Cyber Risk?
Sep 4, 202633m#6
When the CTO, the CIO, and the CISO disagree about AI in the same room, the person who wins is rarely the person who is right. It is the one who can tie the decision to a business outcome, and who has earned enough trust
In Plain Sight: What Your AI Can Reach That You Never Classified
Aug 19, 202639m#5
Most organizations believe they know where their sensitive data lives. That confidence often disappears as soon as they scan the environment. Files have been copied into personal folders, cloud storage, SaaS platforms, a
Ten Out of Ten Thousand: Pen Testing, Triage, and Fixes at Machine Speed
Aug 3, 202642m#4
A point-in-time security assessment can be out of date the moment the report arrives. When new vulnerabilities can move from detection to exploitation in hours, the harder problem is no longer finding more. It is knowing
What It Takes to Build a Cyber Program in 2026 and Beyond
Jul 22, 202638m#3
A busy cybersecurity program is not necessarily a well-run one. The difference is whether the work protects the business, supports growth, and gives leaders confidence that the company can respond and recover when someth
What the CFO Hears When You Say "Risk"
Jul 9, 202630m#2
Security leaders often talk about risk. CFOs hear cost, trade-offs, timing, probability, and whether the decision can be defended to the CEO or the board. In this episode of The Blind Spot, Jason Lee sits down with Chris
The Translation Gap: Why Boards and CISOs Talk Past Each Other
Jun 23, 202646m#1
Boards and CISOs are often on two different planes. In the first episode of The Blind Spot, Jason Lee sits down with Antonio Bovoso, cybersecurity executive and author of The Boardroom CISO, on why security and the board