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In this episode of The Gate 15 Interview, Andy Jabbour speaks with Cody Barrrow, CEO, EclecticlQ. Cody is a cybersecurity industry leader with over 20 years of public and private sector experience in the US and EU, holding leadership positions within the Pentagon, National Security Agency/US Cyber Command, Fortune 25, and commercial vendors as well as a number of other positions with the US Government and across the cybersecurity community. Since 2019, he has been with EclecticIQ, the Amsterdam-based European leader in cybersecurity technologies servicing central governments and large enterprises, where he took over as Chief Executive Officer in 2024. Cody has a Bachelor of Science in Political Science from the University of Maryland. Learn more about Cody on LinkedIn.
In the discussion Cody and Andy cover:
- Cody’s background.
- EclecticIQ, “The Threat Intelligence Platform that understands your business”
- “I’m not really big on hype.” Cody’s perspective on threats, resilience, AI and more.
- Single points-of-failure, reducing dependencies, and “being anti-fragile”
- The importance of being adaptable
- Coffee and whisky, all day long
- Being an ex-pat
- Ranch dressing
- And more!
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- The Gate 15 Interview, is a monthly interview between Gate 15’s founder and Managing Director, Andy Jabbour and guests from throughout the homeland security risk management community addressing a wide range of all-hazards topics and issues.
- The Cybersecurity Evangelist, with Jennifer Lyn Walker, is a cybersecurity-focused discussion with Jen and invited guests. This is presently a Gate 15 special podcast and occasionally is updated on our Gate 15 podcast channel.
- Venue Security, The IAVM Podcast Series was a 2024 limited series podcast as Gate 15’s founder and Managing Director, Andy Jabbour hosted a series of short interviews with venue safety and security experts from the International Association of Venue Managers’ (IAVM) Venue Safety and Security Committee (VSSC) and other special guests from the IAVM community.
- The Risk Roundtable, was a monthly discussion among our team and occasional guests exploring the all-hazards threats and risks impacting the United States and internationally. This was suspended in September 2023.
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