Masters of Data

Sumo Logic
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Your new favorite podcast for all things security and industry trends. Brought to you by Sumo Logic, each episode features no B.S. real talk with experts who’ve been in the trenches, helping you navigate complex tech decisions, avoid costly mistakes, and stay one step ahead.

  1. Crispy SOC teams: The root of burnout is data

    1d ago ·  Video

    Crispy SOC teams: The root of burnout is data

    SOC analyst burnout gets talked about constantly, but the data angle doesn't get enough credit. In this episode, Adam White, Zoe Hawkins, and David Girvin dig into how messy, incomplete, or untrustworthy data leaves security teams grinding away on the wrong things, chasing CVEs that will never be exploited while the real threats walk right through the front door. They cover vulnerability management theater, why phishing keeps winning, and how the volume demands of modern SIEMs are pushing teams toward agentic automation, whether they're ready or not. Security practitioners who've ever felt like they're working hard but still losing will recognize the frustration this episode puts into words. 0:00:00 – Introduction 0:00:44 – Why burnout and alert fatigue are losing their meaning 0:03:18 – Working toward the wrong solution 0:05:10 – The CVE treadmill and vulnerability management theater 0:09:47 – Thinking like a business: threat modeling with real stakes 0:11:55 – Phishing as the persistent, evolving top threat 0:15:26 – SIEM data coverage and the cost of big data 0:18:04 – Agentic automation and the speed problem 0:19:10 – The productivity-security trade-off 0:22:37 – Wrap-up

    22 min
  2. SIEMply SIEM: Getting set up without buyer's remorse

    Jun 23 ·  Video

    SIEMply SIEM: Getting set up without buyer's remorse

    We've all been there: you buy the SIEM, check the box, and wonder six months later why nothing's actually working. In this episode, Adam White, Zoe Hawkins, and David Girvin dig into what it really takes to get a SIEM running properly, from threat modeling your business objectives first to the iterative tuning work that never quite ends. We also get into the AI hype cycle in security, why probabilistic tools have real limits in regulated environments, and the vendor lock-in math that makes switching harder than it looks. Worth a listen for any security practitioner or team lead who's staring at a half-configured deployment and wondering whether the problem is the tool or the implementation. 0:00:00 – Introduction 0:00:26 – The SIEM setup problem: why so many go unused 0:02:35 – Checkbox compliance and the auditor gap 0:04:35 – What "properly configured" actually means 0:05:33 – Threat modeling as the foundation for SIEM setup 0:09:40 – Using AI for gap analysis and tuning (not just threat hunting) 0:12:13 – How to tell if your SIEM is actually working 0:15:12 – Signal vs. noise: the stages of SOC maturity 0:19:42 – Vendor lock-in vs. best-of-breed in a consolidating market 0:24:14 – Startup acquisition risk and staying power 0:28:18 – The real lesson: configuration beats chasing the next tool 0:30:31 – Wrap-up

    31 min
  3. Stop building security dashboards nobody reads

    Jun 16 ·  Video

    Stop building security dashboards nobody reads

    Masters of Data

    22 min
  4. I think, therefore I am: Metacognition and AI

    Jun 9 ·  Video

    I think, therefore I am: Metacognition and AI

    On this episode of Masters of Data, we dive into metacognition (thinking about thinking) and why knowing how your own brain works makes you a better AI user. We explore how different prompting styles, from engineering every detail to anticipating every failure mode, reflect how we each think, and why giving AI the right context is the difference between a brilliant result and a confident hallucination. We also get real about the cognitive cost of AI-fueled productivity: doing thirty things shallowly is not the leisure-filled future we were promised, and burnout is catching up fast. Plus, we make a strong case for using AI as your personal blind spot detector, because sometimes you need a machine to tell you what you are missing. Who this is for: Knowledge workers, team leads, and anyone who uses AI daily and wants to get more intentional about how they prompt, delegate, and protect their own thinking in an increasingly AI-assisted workflow.

    32 min
  5. Lights, camera, compliance: Finally seeing what your AI is actually doing

    Jun 2 ·  Video

    Lights, camera, compliance: Finally seeing what your AI is actually doing

    Masters of Data

    36 min
  6. Ep 44: You can't vibe code your way through a production outage

    May 26 ·  Video

    Ep 44: You can't vibe code your way through a production outage

    In this episode of Masters of Data, we tackle one of tech's buzziest debates: vibe coding versus production-ready software. We break down where AI-assisted "just make it work" coding genuinely shines (think POCs, prototypes, and getting stakeholder buy-in fast) and where it falls dangerously short when someone tries to ship it to ten thousand enterprise users. We also dig into David's agentic engineering workflow, security risks like malicious MCP servers and supply chain attacks, and why turning a vibe-coded prototype into real software still takes months, not days. Bottom line: vibes are great, but they are not a deployment strategy. This episode is for: software engineers, product managers, engineering leaders, and enterprise decision-makers who want a grounded, no-fluff take on how to use AI coding tools responsibly without compromising security, scalability, or their own credibility.

    24 min
  7. Who's got your data? Spoiler: Not you

    May 19 ·  Video

    Who's got your data? Spoiler: Not you

    In this episode of Masters of Data, we untangle the often-confused cousins of data sovereignty and data residency, because where your data lives and who actually controls it are two very different conversations. We dig into the real-world headaches facing multinational companies, from incident response teams locked out of sovereign data zones to the bureaucratic gymnastics that ensue when compliance meets practicality. We also take a hard look at the EU AI Act and what its upcoming enforcement means for organizations scrambling to govern AI responsibly, and why the next great hire might be a unicorn who speaks fluent legalese, app sec, and GRC all at once. Who should listen: Security practitioners, GRC professionals, data engineers, CTOs, and anyone navigating cloud strategy across international borders, especially those who have ever muttered something unprintable at a compliance requirement. 0:00 Intro & Defining Data Sovereignty vs. Data Residency 4:47 Sovereignty as Citizenship: A New Analogy 6:47 Multinationals & the Challenge of Mixed Environments 9:03 Customer Contracts & Cross-Border Access Restrictions 11:17 How Sovereignty Breaks Incident Response 14:37 Bureaucratic Nightmares: OG Screen Sharing Story 17:17 Practitioners Should Write the Rules 21:30 Gap Between Policy Intent and Technical Implementation 25:07 EU AI Act: It's Actually Law — Fines & Personal Liability 27:27 GDPR Lessons & Removing Yourself from AI Training 29:47 The "AI VP" Unicorn Role Boards Need 36:17 Ireland, Labor Arbitrage & Data Following the Company 40:07 Could an AI Agent Solve Sovereign Zone Access? 41:17 David for UN AI Czar & Wrap-Up

    23 min
  8. The emperor's new data: AI, hype, and the data nobody's talking about

    May 12 ·  Video

    The emperor's new data: AI, hype, and the data nobody's talking about

    On this episode of Masters of Data, we dig into why your data layer is the unsung hero of AI success and what happens when you ignore it. From the chaos of juggling data lakes and warehouses to the rise of MCP protocols replacing federated search, we break down how the architecture beneath your AI directly shapes what it can and cannot do well. We also get candid about the real risks of letting AI agents loose on sensitive data, the cost of running powerful models at scale, and why human oversight still matters. This episode is ideal for data engineers, security professionals, IT leaders, and business decision-makers who are actively evaluating or scaling AI adoption and want to avoid the pitfalls of building on a shaky data foundation.

    28 min
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Your new favorite podcast for all things security and industry trends. Brought to you by Sumo Logic, each episode features no B.S. real talk with experts who’ve been in the trenches, helping you navigate complex tech decisions, avoid costly mistakes, and stay one step ahead.

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  • Creator
    Sumo Logic
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    50
  • Rating
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    © 2025
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