#231 - Tackle Your Technical Debt

Join G Mark Hardy in this eye-opening episode of CISO Tradecraft as he shares a personal story about his dog Shelby's near-fatal experience and the costly lesson it taught him about technical debt. Discover how small overlooked issues in cybersecurity can compound and lead to significant risks and learn actionable steps to tackle technical debt before it turns into a crisis. Pictures of Dog https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nBc9e3bBJVW0BQt5inGryhP3ahBz4XsQ/view?usp=drive_link  https://drive.google.com/file/d/12V_DuwhgNBKgxJL0yqNq9Fopa4dauJfd/view?usp=drive_link Transcripts https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-_X_9RQrurOLKRvbXyMjgbygESsabcCK  Chapters 00:21 Welcome to CISO Tradecraft 00:36 RSAC 2025 Conference Experience 01:22 Shelby's Health Scare 02:08 Understanding Technical Debt 02:41 The Consequences of Technical Debt 04:09 Shelby's Story as a Technical Debt Analogy 09:28 Lessons Learned from Shelby's Story 13:09 Conclusion and Call to Action