David Homovich

The Cyber-Savvy Boardroom

Technology EN ↓ 17 episodes

Strategic Clarity for the Modern Executive: Produced by Google Cloud's Office of the CISO, this monthly podcast cuts through the noise of the technical landscape to deliver actionable insights directly to the boardroom table. In about 20 minutes, we bridge the gap between complex cyber threats and strategic organizational resilience. Your host is David Homovich, alongside Alicja Cade and Nick Godfrey. Each episode guest is an expert with titles like Board members, Google Cloud (and Google) execs, Office of the CISO members of the Board Insights team, board advisors, and industry thought leader...

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David Homovich

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EP16 Dom Cussatt on The Risk Calculus 26.05.2026 30:23

Hosts: David Homovich , Board Security Specialist & Advocacy Lead, Office of the CISO, Google Cloud Alicja Cade , Senior Director, Financial Services & Advocacy, Office of the CISO, Google Cloud Guest: Dom Cussatt , CEO of Vault Cloud US Resources: Google Cloud's Board of Directors Insights Hub Cloud CISO Perspectives : AI as a strategic imperative to manage risk Make security simpler: Introd...

EP15 Mark Lobel on Head In, Hands Out 21.04.2026 19:53

Hosts: David Homovich , Board Security Specialist & Advocacy Lead, Office of the CISO, Google Cloud Alicja Cade , Senior Director, Financial Services & Advocacy, Office of the CISO, Google Cloud Guest: Mark Lobel , Retired PwC Partner (Principal), NACD.DC, MBA, PCIP, CISSP, CISM, CISA, CRISC, Certified CRO Resources: Google Cloud's Board of Directors Insights Hub Ed. 10 of Perspectives on Secur...

EP14 Neal Pollard on Concentration Risk 17.03.2026 23:19

Hosts: David Homovich , Board Security Specialist & Advocacy Lead, Office of the CISO, Google Cloud Alicja Cade , Senior Director, Financial Services & Advocacy, Office of the CISO, Google Cloud Guest: Neal Pollard , Partner at Control Risks Resources: Google Cloud's Board of Directors Insights Hub From Vision to Value: Governing the Agentic AI Roadmap from Board Perspectives Ed. 9 EP1 Karenann...

EP13 Ryan McManus on Total Information Mastery 24.02.2026 34:38

Hosts: David Homovich , Advocacy Lead, Office of the CISO, Google Cloud Alicja Cade , Director, Office of the CISO, Google Cloud Guest: Ryan McManus , Founder, techtonic.io ; public and startup company board director, President National Association of Corporate Directors New York. Resources: Google Cloud's Board of Directors Insights Hub Ryan's Total Information Mastery: Enterprise AI Strategy...

EP12 Joe Nocera on Resiliency is a Year-Long Discussion 20.01.2026 17:25

Hosts: David Homovich , Customer Advocacy Lead, Office of the CISO, Google Cloud, Nick Godfrey , Senior Director and Head of Office of the CISO, Google Cloud Guest: Joe Nocera , PwC's Network Information Security Managing Partner and US CISO Resources: Perspectives on Security for the Board: Edition 9 Cloud CISO Perspectives: Boards should be 'bilingual' in AI, security to gain advantage Cloud...

EP11 Betty DeVita on Adopting an Offensive and Defensive Mindset 16.12.2025 33:47

Hosts: David Homovich , Customer Advocacy Lead, Office of the CISO, Google Cloud Alicja Cade , Director, Office of the CISO, Google Cloud Guest: Betty DeVita , Global C-Suite Leader, Private and Public Board Director & Fintech Advisor Resources: Google Cloud's Board of Directors Insights Hub NACD's BoardVision Podcast Perspectives on Security for the Board, Ed. 9 "From Vision to Value: Governi...

EP10 Sharon Barber on Strategic Cyber Resilience and Boardroom Accountability 18.11.2025 24:20

Hosts: David Homovich , Customer Advocacy Lead, Office of the CISO, Google Cloud Nick Godfrey , Senior Director and Head of Office of the CISO, Google Cloud Guest: Sharon Barber , INED BofE, Co-Chair National Cyber Advisory Board NED / CIO / CSO Resources: National Cyber Security Centre's Cyber Security Toolkit for Board How boards can book resiliency with the updated U.K. cyber code (May 2025...

EP9 Andreas Wuchner on Beyond the Balance Sheet: Valuing Cyber Investment 28.10.2025 27:10

Hosts: David Homovich , Customer Advocacy Lead, Office of the CISO, Google Cloud Alicja Cade , Director, Office of the CISO, Google Cloud Guest: Andreas Wuchner , Cyber & Risk expert, Board advisor Resources: NIST Framework MITRE Attack Framework Delivering Trusted and Secure AI (Mar 2025) Andreas' LinkedIn post: "Can Startups Succeed Without AI? What Customers and Investors Expect in 2025" Bl...

EP8 Francis deSouza on Enterprise Cyber Leadership 23.09.2025 20:51

Hosts: David Homovich , Customer Advocacy Lead, Office of the CISO, Google Cloud Nick Godfrey , Senior Director and Head of Office of the CISO, Google Cloud Guest: Francis deSouza , COO, Google Cloud Resources: Cloud CISO Perspectives: Boards should be 'bilingual' in AI, security to gain advantage Board of Directors Insights Hub Join The Cyber-Savvy Boardroom's Conversation on LinkedIn NIST Cy...

EP7 Tameron Chappell on Psychology, Trust, and AI Transformation 26.08.2025 28:11

Hosts: David Homovich , Customer Advocacy Lead, Office of the CISO, Google Cloud Alicja Cade , Director, Office of the CISO, Google Cloud Guest: Tameron Chappell , Chartered Occupational Psychologist Resources: Perspectives on Security for the Board Report (Ed. 4) Cloud CISO Perspectives: How Google secures AI Agents Google Cloud Security Community Blog "Securing the Future of Agentic AI: Gove...

EP6 Grant Waterfall on Harnessing Innovation while Mastering Compliance 22.07.2025 21:17

Hosts: David Homovich , Customer Advocacy Lead, Office of the CISO, Google Cloud Alicja Cade , Director, Office of the CISO, Google Cloud Guest: Grant Waterfall , Partner at PwC Resources: Board of Directors Insights Hub Cloud CISO Perspectives: New AI, cybercrime reports underscore need for security best practices Scaling AI - Navigating Innovation, Risk & Regulation Balancing Browser Securi...

EP5 Phil Venables - Heard on the Street 24.06.2025 27:36

Hosts: David Homovich , Customer Advocacy Lead, Office of the CISO, Google Cloud Alicja Cade , Director, Office of the CISO, Google Cloud Guest: Phil Venables , Strategic Security Advisor, Google Cloud Resources: Board of Directors Insights Hub Perspectives on Security for the Board, 7th Edition, March 2025 Join The Cyber-Savvy Boardroom's Conversation on LinkedIn

EP4 Jamie Collier on the Current Threat Landscape 02.06.2025 10:13

Hosts: David Homovich , Customer Advocacy Lead, Office of the CISO, Google Cloud Anton Chuvakin , Advisor at Office of the CISO, Google Cloud, co-host of Cloud Security Podcast by Google Guest: Jamie Collier , Lead Advisor (Europe) at Google Threat Intelligence Group Resources: Board of Directors Insights Hub Perspectives on Security for the Board, 7th Edition, March 2025 The ultimate insider t...

EP3 Don Callahan on Emerging Technology 22.04.2025 20:40

Hosts: David Homovich , Customer Advocacy Lead, Office of the CISO, Google Cloud Nick Godfrey , Senior Director and Head of Office of the CISO, Google Cloud Guest: Don Callahan , Executive Partner at Bridge Growth Partners and Google Cloud Advisory Board Member Resources: Board of Directors Insights Hub

EP2 Christian Karam on the Use of AI 22.04.2025 18:16

Hosts: David Homovich , Customer Advocacy Lead, Office of the CISO, Google Cloud Alicja Cade , Director, Office of the CISO, Google Cloud Guest: Christian Karam , Strategic Advisor and Investor Resources: Board of Directors Insights Hub Guidance for Boards of Directors on How to Address AI Risk

EP1 Karenann Terrell on Cyber Risk as a Business Risk 22.04.2025 20:48

Hosts: David Homovich , Customer Advocacy Lead, Office of the CISO, Google Cloud Alicja Cade , Director, Office of the CISO, Google Cloud Guest: Karenann Terrell , Board Member, Technology Advisor, Former Chief Digital and Technology Officer and Google Cloud Advisory Board Member Resources: Board of Directors Insights Hub Join The Cyber-Savvy Boardroom's Conversation on LinkedIn

EP0 Introducing The Cyber-Savvy Boardroom with David and Alicja 21.04.2025 9:45

Hosts: David Homovich , Customer Advocacy Lead, Office of the CISO, Google Cloud Alicja Cade , Director, Office of the CISO, Google Cloud Resources: Board of Directors Insights Hub Join The Cyber-Savvy Boardroom's Conversation on LinkedIn Cloud Security Podcast by Google