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What if the biggest weakness in cybersecurity isn’t a missing tool, but a cultural blind spot? That’s the perspective of Dan Jones, Senior Security Advisor at Tanium, who joined me on Tech Talks Daily to share why he believes cybersecurity is fundamentally a people problem dressed up as a technology problem. Dan brings nearly three decades of experience in cyber operations, including leading cyber defence strategy for the UK Ministry of Defence. His career has shown him that technology alone doesn’t secure organisations—it’s the people at the front line, their leadership, and their ability to make the right decisions under pressure. He argues that while new tools flood the market every year, the make-or-break factor remains the same: how teams are led, supported, and empowered. In our conversation, Dan explains why leadership is often the overlooked part of cybersecurity, how culture shapes security outcomes, and why automation should be embraced not as a threat to jobs but as a way to give people time back f