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06 / Expert Q&A

Who should we interview, and what can each perspective add?

Section 06Page 1 of 17Last updated 20 October 2026

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01Candidate: Daniel Eliot
02Source establishing relevance: NIST CSF implementation webinar, small-business engagement
03Perspective to seek: Practical priorities for resource-constrained organizations
04Interest to disclose: Government educational perspective; no implied endorsement

First entry from the research table. Read the complete comparison and qualifications below.

Candidate	Source establishing relevance	Perspective to seek	Interest to disclose
Daniel Eliot	NIST CSF implementation webinar, small-business engagement	Practical priorities for resource-constrained organizations	Government educational perspective; no implied endorsement
Arvin Bansal	Cloud Security Podcast EP277, CISO of C&S Wholesale Grocers in the episode	Business constraints, budgets and continuity	Employer context and any commercial relationships
Eric Foster	Cloud Security Podcast EP271, Tenex.AI CEO in the episode	Managed operations, automation and service accountability	MDR vendor interest
Matt Gregson	Cloud Security Podcast EP278, PwC cybersecurity principal in the episode	Measuring and governing AI-enabled operations	Advisory/service-provider interest
Grant Dasher	Cloud Security Podcast EP274, Google distinguished engineer and former CISA practitioner in the episode	Identity, secure design and AI-agent permissions	Platform-provider interest
Robert M. Lee	Congressional testimony and September 2026 Dragos announcement	Operational technology, physical consequences and response	OT-security vendor interest

These are proposed editorial contributors, not a list of booked guests. Include a buyer-side practitioner or independent reviewer alongside commercial experts when evaluating contested product claims.

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Candidate

Daniel Eliot

Source establishing relevance: NIST CSF implementation webinar, small-business engagement
Perspective to seek: Practical priorities for resource-constrained organizations
Interest to disclose: Government educational perspective; no implied endorsement

Sources cited on this page

NIST CSF implementation webinar ↗nist.gov
Cloud Security Podcast EP277 ↗cloud.withgoogle.com
Cloud Security Podcast EP271 ↗cloud.withgoogle.com
Cloud Security Podcast EP278 ↗cloud.withgoogle.com
Cloud Security Podcast EP274 ↗cloud.withgoogle.com
Congressional testimony ↗congress.gov
September 2026 Dragos announcement ↗dragos.com

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