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# Defending Farmville with Trey Ford
- URL: https://www.cybrsecmedia.com/defending-farmville-with-trey-ford/
- Published: 2025-02-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2025-06-01T23:15:47.000Z
- Author: CYBR.SEC.Media
- Tags: podcast, CISO, CxO, Cybersecurity Executive, CYBR.SEC.CAST

This week Michael and Sam are catching up with Bugcrowd CISO, Trey Ford. They chat about his evolution from consulting to the C-Suite, how to know if the CISO role is right for you, and what alignment between security leadership and the board should look like.

**Things Mentioned:**

- Key strategies to Enhance Cyber Resilience - [https://www.csoonline.com/article/3618501/key-strategies-to-enhance-cyber-resilience.html](https://www.csoonline.com/article/3618501/key-strategies-to-enhance-cyber-resilience.html?ref=cybrsecmedia.com)
- Antifragile - [https://www.amazon.com/Antifragile-Things-That-Disorder-Incerto/dp/0812979680/ref=asc\_df\_0812979680?mcid=974641d08a3c3d7989da94238b95532d&tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=693465227026&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=4969104965665577900&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9027586&hvtargid=pla-435487045883&psc=1](https://www.amazon.com/Antifragile-Things-That-Disorder-Incerto/dp/0812979680/ref=asc%5Fdf%5F0812979680?mcid=974641d08a3c3d7989da94238b95532d&tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=693465227026&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=4969104965665577900&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9027586&hvtargid=pla-435487045883&psc=1&ref=cybrsecmedia.com)
- Trey’s HOU.SEC.CON. 2024 Talk - [https://youtu.be/Of\_\_3JR3NWM?si=wShMhnbXw6d2tS7w](https://youtu.be/Of%5F%5F3JR3NWM?si=wShMhnbXw6d2tS7w&ref=cybrsecmedia.com)

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- Host: [Michael Farnum](https://www.linkedin.com/in/mfarnum/?ref=cybrsecmedia.com)
- Host: [Sam Van Ryder](https://www.linkedin.com/in/svanryder/?ref=cybrsecmedia.com)
- Guest:[ Trey Ford](https://www.linkedin.com/in/treyford/?ref=cybrsecmedia.com)
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