Best Geoff Belknap Podcasts (2025)

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Why Are We Still Struggling to Fix Application Security? 28:14

4d ago28:14

28:14

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. Check out this post for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week’s episode co-hosted by me, David Spark, the producer of CISO Series, and Steve Zalewski. Joining us is our sponsored guest, Eric Gold, chief evangelist, BackSlash. In this episode: Start with t…

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What Can Someone with No Experience Do in Cybersecurity? 26:25

11d ago26:25

26:25

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. Check out this post from Jerich Beason, CISO at WM, for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week’s episode co-hosted by me, David Spark, the producer of CISO Series, and Dan Walsh, CISO, Datavant. Joining us is Rinki Sethi, vp and CISO, BILL. In this episode…

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Are New Gartner-Created Categories/Acronyms Helping or Hurting the Cybersecurity Industry? 26:47

18d ago26:47

26:47

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. Check out this post from Caleb Sima of WhiteRabbit for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week’s episode co-hosted by me, David Spark, the producer of CISO Series, and Geoff Belknap. Joining us is Alex Hutton, CISO, Atlantic Union Bank. In this episode: The…

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Can AI improve Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM) 29:00

25d ago29:00

29:00

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. Check out this post for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week’s episode co-hosted by me, David Spark, the producer of CISO Series, and Jason Elrod, CISO, MultiCare Health System. Joining us is our sponsored guest, Nick Muy, CISO, Scrut Automation. In this…

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Cybersecurity Is NOT an Entry-Level Position 31:46

1M ago31:46

31:46

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. Check out this post by Tallis Jordan of the U.S. Army Cyber Command for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week’s episode co-hosted by me, David Spark, the producer of CISO Series, and Steve Zalewski. Joining us is Montez Fitzpatrick, CISO, Navvis. In this …

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Hey Vendors, What Problem Is Your Product Solving? 28:22

1M ago28:22

28:22

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. Check out this post from Yaron Levi for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week’s episode co-hosted by me, David Spark, the producer of CISO Series, and Mike Johnson, CISO, Rivian. Joining us is Yaron Levi, CISO, Dolby. In this episode: A knowledge deficit …

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We've Been Fooled. There Is No Talent Shortage. 26:18

2M ago26:18

26:18

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. Check out this post by Rachel Bicknell of Dell Technologies quoting Mic Merritt of Merritt Collective for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week’s episode co-hosted by me, David Spark, the producer of CISO Series, and Jimmy Sanders, president, ISSA Interna…

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Is There an Increasing Consolidation of Vendors in the SOC? 32:28

2M ago32:28

32:28

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. Check out this post for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week’s episode co-hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and Howard Holton, CTO, GigaOm. Joining us is Francis Odum, founder, Software Analyst Cybersecurity Research. In t…

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Are CISOs Struggling to Get Respect? 32:08

2M ago32:08

32:08

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. Check out this post for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week’s episode co-hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and Lee Parrish, CISO, Newell Brands. Joining us is David Tyburski, vp of information security and CISO, Wynn Reso…

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Is Platformization Vs Best-of-Breed a False Dichotomy? 29:00

2M ago29:00

29:00

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. Check out this post for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week’s episode co-hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and Geoff Belknap (@geoffbelknap). Joining us is Elad Koren, vp, product management, Cortex Cloud, Palo Alto Netwo…

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Protecting Your Backups from Ransomware 29:43

2M ago29:43

29:43

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. Check out this post for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week’s episode co-hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and DJ Schleen, former distinguished security architect, Yahoo. Joining us is our sponsored guest Heath Renfrow, c…

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Can a Security Program Ever Reach Maintenance Mode? 25:12

3M ago25:12

25:12

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. Check out this post for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week’s episode co-hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and Geoff Belknap (@geoffbelknap). Joining us is Andrew Wilder, CISO, Vetcor. In this episode: It comes down to gr…

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The Hardest Problems in Security Aren't "Security Problems" 25:52

3M ago25:52

25:52

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. Check out this post for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week’s episode co-hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and Geoff Belknap (@geoffbelknap). Joining us Sneha Parmar, information security officer, Lufthansa Group Digital …

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If and When Should a CISO Have a Long Term Security Plan? 29:20

3M ago29:20

29:20

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. Check out this post for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week’s episode co-hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and Mike Johnson, CISO, Rivian. Joining us is Gaurav Kapil, CISO, Bread Financial. In this episode: It helps to ha…

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Do We Want CISOs Dictating How Salespeople Should Engage? 33:45

3M ago33:45

33:45

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. Check out this post by Marc Ashworth, CISO at First Bank for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week’s episode co-hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and Shawn Bowen, vp, deputy CISO - Gaming, Microsoft. Joining us is Ken Athan…

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Is AI Benefiting Attackers or Defenders? 29:51

4M ago29:51

29:51

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. Check out this post for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week’s episode co-hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and Geoff Belknap (@geoffbelknap). Joining us is our sponsored guest, Rob Allen, chief product officer, ThreatLock…

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CISOs DO Own the Risk 29:30

4M ago29:30

29:30

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. Check out this post for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week’s episode co-hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and Ross Young, CISO-in-residence, Team8, and Jeroen Schipper, CISO, Gemeente Den Haag. In this episode: Creating …

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How Can We Fix Alert Fatigue? 27:36

5M ago27:36

27:36

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. Check out this post for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week’s episode co-hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and Steve Zalewski. Joining us is our sponsored guest, Itai Tevet, CEO, Intezer. In this episode: Build for what y…

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Vulnerability Management ≠ Vulnerability Discovery 28:39

5M ago28:39

28:39

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. Check out this post for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week’s episode co-hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and Mike Johnson, CISO, Rivian. Joining us is Yaron Levi, CISO, Dolby. In this episode: You can’t manage what you …

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Are Security Awareness Training Platforms Effective? 26:50

5M ago26:50

26:50

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. Check out this post for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week’s episode co-hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and Dan Walsh, CISO, Paxos. Joining us is Sharon Milz, CISO, Time. In this episode: A vicious cycle Not all traini…

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The Argument For More Cybersecurity Startups 32:07

6M ago32:07

32:07

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. Check out these posts for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week’s episode co-hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and Ross Haleliuk, author, Venture in Security. Be sure to check out Ross's podcast, Inside the Network, and his…

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How Are New SEC Rules Impacting CISOs? 34:32

6M ago34:32

34:32

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. Check out these posts for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week’s episode co-hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and Steve Zalewski. Joining us is Allan Cockriel, group CISO, Shell. In this episode: Striking a balance Will we…

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Managing the Risk of GenAI Tools 29:01

6M ago29:01

29:01

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. Check out this post for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week’s episode co-hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and Steve Zalewski. Joining us is our sponsored guest Karthik Krishnan, founder and CEO, Concentric AI. In this ep…

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Defending Against What Criminals Know About You 31:35

6M ago31:35

31:35

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. Check out this post for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week’s episode co-hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and Steve Zalewski. Joining us is our sponsored guest, Damon Fleury, chief product officer, SpyCloud. In this epis…

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Will We Ever Go Back From Work From Home? 32:59

6M ago32:59

32:59

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. Check out this post for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week’s episode co-hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and Geoff Belknap (@geoffbelknap). Joining us is Joe Lewis, CISO, CDC. In this episode: Don’t underestimate the qu…

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The Lurking Dangers of Neglected Security Tools 31:39

7M ago31:39

31:39

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. Check out this post for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week’s episode co-hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and Shawn Bowen, VP and deputy CISO - Gaming, Microsoft. Joining us is Adam Fletcher, CSO, Blackstone. In this epi…

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When You Just Can't Take It Anymore in Cyber 30:18

7M ago30:18

30:18

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. Check out this post for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week’s episode co-hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and Shawn Bowen, VP, Deputy CISO - Gaming, Microsoft. Joining us is Patty Ryan, senior director, CISO, QuidelOrtho…

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Is It Possible to Inject Integrity Into AI? 37:13

7M ago37:13

37:13

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. Check out this post for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week’s episode co-hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and Geoff Belknap (@geoffbelknap). Joining us is Davi Ottenheimer, vp, trust and digital ethics, Inrupt. Sir Tim B…

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Are Phishing Tests Helping or Hurting Our Security Program? 27:36

7M ago27:36

27:36

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. Check out this post for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week’s episode co-hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and Geoff Belknap (@geoffbelknap). Joining us is Dennis Pickett, vp, CISO, Westat. In this episode: Not all educat…

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Who Is Responsible for Securing SaaS Tools? 35:23

8M ago35:23

35:23

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. Check out this post for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week’s episode co-hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and Steve Zalewski. Joining us is our sponsored guest, Russell Spitler, CEO and co-founder, Nudge Security. In thi…

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Hiring Cyber Teenagers with Criminal Records 29:47

8M ago29:47

29:47

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. Check out this post for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week’s episode co-hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and Steve Zalewski. Joining us is our guest, Adam Arellano, vp, enterprise cybersecurity, PayPal. In this episode:…

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What's Working With Third-Party Risk Management? 31:02

8M ago31:02

31:02

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. Check out this post for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week’s episode co-hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and Steve Zalewski. Joining us is our sponsored guest, Nick Muy, CISO, Scrut Automation. In this episode: Segment …

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What Triggers a CISO? 33:27

8M ago33:27

33:27

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. Check out this post for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week’s episode co-hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and Steve Zalewski. Joining me is our guest, Sherron Burgess, CISO, BCD Travel. In this episode: Disingenuous clai…

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Information Security vs. Cybersecurity 26:41

9M ago26:41

26:41

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. Check out this post for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week’s episode co-hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and John Underwood, vp, information security, Big 5 Sporting Goods. Joining us is our guest, Mike Lockhart, CISO, …

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Should Deny By Default Be the Cornerstone of Zero Trust? 30:08

9M ago30:08

30:08

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. Check out this post for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week’s episode co-hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and Geoff Belknap (@geoffbelknap). Joining us is our sponsored guest Rob Allen, chief product officer, ThreatLocke…

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What Is a Field CISO? 29:32

9M ago29:32

29:32

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. Check out this post for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week’s episode co-hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and Geoff Belknap (@geoffbelknap). Joining us is Bil Harmer, operating partner and CISO, Craft Ventures. In this e…

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Cybersecurity Is a Communications Problem 30:35

9M ago30:35

30:35

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. Check out this post for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week’s episode co-hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and Geoff Belknap (@geoffbelknap). Joining us is Jim Bowie, CISO, Tampa General Hospital. In this episode: The goa…

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Do Companies Undergoing a Merger or Acquisition Get Targeted for Attacks? 26:48

9M ago26:48

26:48

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. Check out this post for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week’s episode co-hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and Christina Shannon, CIO, KIK Consumer Products. Joining us is Andrew Cannata, CISO, Primo Water. In this episod…

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Telling Stories with Security Metrics 30:30

10M ago30:30

30:30

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. Check out this post for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week’s episode co-hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and Steve Zalewski. Joining us is our sponsored guest, Shirley Salzman, CEO and co-founder, SeeMetrics. In this ep…

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Securing Identities in the Cloud 32:33

10M ago32:33

32:33

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. Check out this post for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week’s episode co-hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and Geoff Belknap (@geoffbelknap). Joining us is our sponsored guest, Adam Bateman, CEO, Push Security. The SaaS a…

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How AI Is Making Data Security Possible 28:16

10M ago28:16

28:16

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. Check out this post for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week’s episode co-hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and Steve Zalewski. Joining us is our sponsored guest, Lamont Orange, CISO, Cyera. In this episode: The data secur…

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What Makes a Successful CISO? 33:40

11M ago33:40

33:40

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. Check out this post for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week’s episode co-hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and Christina Shannon, CIO, KIK Consumer Products. Joining us is our guest, Tomer Gershoni, CSO, Zoominfo. In this…

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We Want a Solution to Remediate, Not Just Detect Problems 25:12

11M ago25:12

25:12

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. Check out this post for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week’s episode co-hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and Yaron Levi, CISO, Dolby. Joining us is our guest, Neil Watkins, svp technology and cybersecurity services, i3 …

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Recruiting from the Help Desk 29:32

11M ago29:32

29:32

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. Check out this post for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week’s episode co-hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and Geoff Belknap (@geoffbelknap), CISO, LinkedIn. Joining me is our guest, Sasha Pereira, vp of infrastructure an…

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How Do We Build a Security Program to Thwart Deepfakes? 29:25

11M ago29:25

29:25

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. Check out this post for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week’s episode co-hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and Geoff Belknap (@geoffbelknap), CISO, LinkedIn. Joining us is our guest, Russ Ayers, svp of cyber & deputy CISO…

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Where Are Secure Web Gateways Falling Short? 28:14

12M ago28:14

28:14

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. Check out this post for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week’s episode co-hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and Steve Zalewski. Joining us is our sponsored guest, Vivek Ramachandran, founder, SquareX. In this episode: Are …

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Understanding the Zero-Trust Landscape 30:39

12M ago30:39

30:39

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. Check out this post for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week’s episode co-hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and Geoff Belknap (@geoffbelknap), CISO, LinkedIn. Joining me is our guest Richard Stiennon, chief research analys…

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Scaling Least Privilege for the Cloud 35:00

12M ago35:00

35:00

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. Check out this post for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week’s episode co-hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and Geoff Belknap (@geoffbelknap), CISO, LinkedIn. Joining us is our sponsored guest, Sandy Bird, co-founder and C…

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Should CISOs Be More Empathetic Towards Salespeople? 34:40

1y ago34:40

34:40

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. Check out this post for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week’s episode co-hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and Geoff Belknap (@geoffbelknap), CISO, LinkedIn. Joining me is our guest, Emily Heath, general partner, Cybersta…

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Managing Data Leaks Outside Your Perimeter 29:56

1y ago29:56

29:56

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series. Check out this post for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week’s episode co-hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and Geoff Belknap (@geoffbelknap), CISO, LinkedIn. Joining me is our sponsored guest, Mackenzie Jackson, developer…

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