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Why IT Leaders Must Be Technical: Death by 1000 Cuts | Tom Sweet, CIO Industrial Refrigeration Pros

14 Aug 2025

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Tom Sweet, CIO of Industrial Refrigeration Pros and cybersecurity veteran with over 20 years of experience, shares his journey from civil engineering to leading IT security at a private equity-backed company. Tom discusses the unique challenges of building security from scratch, why he believes IT leadership needs to be technologically competent and the cultural complexities of implementing security controls without causing “death by a thousand cuts”.0:00 Career transitions: civil engineering to cybersecurity, PE companies vs large enterprises13:41 Leading with influence while implementing security controls27:56 On working with and taking over from MSPs35:03 Browser security evolution and the new attack surface with AI agents38:47 Advice for reducing stress in cybersecurity leadership🔔 Follow Tom and Aleksandra on:https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomasjsweet/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/aleksandra-melnikova-1012/ 🔥 Powered by SquareXDeployed as a lightweight extension, SquareX turns any browser, on any device, into a secure enterprise browser. Find out more about SquareX at https://hubs.la/Q03rPcbf0

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