Guests of Tech Debt Burndown Podcast

Olivier Jacques

A technology enthusiast and DevOps transformation principal at DXC Technology, Olivier Jacques specializes in DevOps, software engineering, inner source and open source practices. He created DXC’s DevOps dojos, events and practices that combine training with hands-on labs, gamification with badges, and guidance from DevOps coaches. Olivier is a frequent speaker at DevOps and software engineering conferences.

Wendy Nather

Wendy Nather is Head of the Advisory CISO team at Duo Security (now Cisco). She was previously the Research Director at the Retail ISAC, as well as Research Director of the Information Security Practice at independent analyst firm 451 Research. Nather led IT security for the EMEA region of the investment banking division of Swiss Bank Corporation (now UBS), and served as CISO of the Texas Education Agency. She is co-author of The Cloud Security Rules and was listed as one of SC Magazine’s Women in IT Security “Power Players” in 2014, as well as an “Influencer” in the Reboot Leadership Awards in 2018. She serves on the advisory board for Sightline Security, an organization that helps non-profits improve their cybersecurity.

Yosef Lehrman

Yosef Lehrman is the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) of a local government IT Department, where he is responsible for protecting the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of municipal information systems while meeting the varied technology needs of a modern and vibrant city. Prior to assuming this role, he was the CISO at a law enforcement agency where he developed and implemented an intelligence driven information security program. He is also an instructor of several information security courses at both the graduate and undergraduate level.

Mr. Lehrman has 15 years of experience in the cybersecurity industry and has published articles and presented on information security topics nationally and internationally. He is a member of several government task forces focused on defending critical infrastructure against cyber- attacks. He holds an MS in Internet Technology from Pace University, the Certified Information Systems Security Professional credential, as well as several industry certifications.