The Department of Know: Power plant attack, NSA hacker reunion, Hugging Face hack report

The Department of Know: Power plant attack, NSA hacker reunion, Hugging Face hack report

Author: CISO Series August 28, 2026 Duration: 33:15

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This week's Department of Know is hosted by Rich Stroffolino, with guests Jason Elrod, CISO, MultiCare Health System, and Chris Ray, field CTO, GigaOm.

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