The Breach Room
The Breach Room
Podcast Description
Where cybersecurity leaders spill their guarded secrets.Hosted by AlterAim, The Breach Room dives deep with CEOs, founders, and power players in the cybersecurity world. From breakthrough wins to high-stakes roadblocks, each episode unpacks real stories, industry insights, and battle-tested strategies driving the future of cyber defense. If you’re scaling a cybersecurity company, or just want to hear how the best do it. This is your inside access.
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Content Themes
This podcast focuses on cybersecurity leadership, business strategies, and diversity in tech, with episodes covering topics like the challenges of scaling cybersecurity firms, the impact of digital warfare on national security, and the importance of compliance standards like CMMC. Specific episodes explore themes like transitioning from military service to cybersecurity entrepreneurship and the significance of supporting underrepresented voices in the industry.
Where cybersecurity leaders spill their guarded secrets.
Hosted by AlterAim, The Breach Room dives deep with CEOs, founders, and power players in the cybersecurity world. From breakthrough wins to high-stakes roadblocks, each episode unpacks real stories, industry insights, and battle-tested strategies driving the future of cyber defense. If you’re scaling a cybersecurity company, or just want to hear how the best do it. This is your inside access.
In this powerful and inspiring episode, Luis Guzman sits down with Cherisa Jerez, Army veteran, cybersecurity executive, published author, and co-founder of Azure Technologies. Cherisa shares her compelling journey from accounting to the Army, where she first encountered information technology, and how her military experience laid the foundation for a thriving cybersecurity career alongside her husband and business partner.
They dive deep into:
- Her transition from manufacturing to launching a federal cybersecurity firm
- The critical need for cyber defense in the age of digital warfare and AI
- How Azure Technologies is protecting federal systems and empowering small businesses with affordable, white-labeled cybersecurity solutions
- The importance of CMMC compliance, DevSecOps, and human-centric security awareness
- Cherisa’s passionate advocacy for Latina representation in leadership and tech, and how her novel At Island’s Edgeexplores the emotional depths of a Latina mother and soldier navigating war and homecoming
- Strategic insights for growth, the challenges of scaling in a shifting federal landscape, and how she’s using thought leadership, conferences, and certifications to position Azure Technologies for long-term success
This conversation is both eye-opening and deeply personal, a must-listen for anyone in cybersecurity, leadership, or looking to bridge passion with purpose.
🔒 Listen now to discover how Cherisa is defending the digital frontier and breaking ground for future generations.
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