CISO IT – The Automation Imperative, E10
Download MP3In this episode of Automox's CISO IT Podcast, host Jason Kikta returns from Black Hat and DEF CON in Las Vegas to discuss one of the most talked-about IT events of the summer, and what it truly reveals about automation in IT. Contrary to popular fearmongering, Jason argues that the incident isn’t a cautionary tale against automation but a clear call for more thoughtful automation.
Jason breaks down why automation, when paired with rigorous testing and strategic controls, is critical to modern IT and cybersecurity success. He challenges listeners to rethink what IT efficiency really means—not job cuts, but freeing teams to tackle the backlog and do more meaningful work. He wraps with a personal challenge: find and automate one tedious task this week using tools like Automox, Okta workflows, or your own scripts.
This episode originally aired September 12, 2024
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Jason Kikta
Jason Kikta is the Chief Technology Officer at Automox, where he leads the Product, Engineering, and IT/Security organizations. He has over 30 years of experience in IT, beginning with independent consulting and spanning more than two decades of military service, building and operating communications networks across the globe. During seven years at US Cyber Command’s Cyber National Mission Force, he focused on countering state actors and ransomware threats to critical infrastructure. Jason is an adjunct lecturer for the Alperovitch Institute at Johns Hopkins SAIS and an adjunct senior technical advisor to the Institute for Security and Technology, focused on AI, cybersecurity, and ransomware.
