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Jan 2025
8m 20s

Dave Farrow: The guy that enabled the bu...

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About this episode
Please enjoy this encore episode with VP of Information Security at Barracuda Dave Farrow, and how he shares how a teenage surfer fell in love with software development and made his way in the cybersecurity field. Dave chose to study electrical engineering in college because he wanted to learn something that didn't make sense to him. He says he's done things ... Show More
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