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CISO 3.0: The Playbook for Delivering Impact and Influence

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The New CISO Podcast with guest Walt Powell

  • Jun 25, 2026
  • 1 minute to read

Episode 147

What separates a CISO who survives from one who shapes the boardroom? In this episode, Steve Moore sits down with Walt Powell, Lead Field CISO at CDW and author of The CISO 3.0, to unpack the modern CISO playbook—why technical credentials alone no longer cut it, how to build personal eminence, and why most security leaders are still treated as second-class C-suite citizens.

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Walt Powell

Walt Powell is the Lead Field CISO at CDW and a founding member of CDW’s Global Security Strategy Office, where he leads a team of former CISOs advising security leaders in the field. A longtime executive coach and ISC2 exam development committee member, Walt is the author of The CISO 3.0: A Guide to Next-Generation Cybersecurity Leadership and Quantum Ready, his book on post-quantum cryptography. Connect with Walt on LinkedIn or at ciso30.com.

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