VP & Chief Technology Evangelist · Zscaler

BRIAN
DEITCH

I explain the future of security before the market catches up.

Two decades in the trenches. Zero Trust before it was a buzzword. Cloud when everyone said it wouldn't scale. Still here.

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01 / The Weapon

THE LIGHTBOARD
IS THE WEAPON

Brian doesn't just explain security. He draws the architecture, exposes the assumptions, and makes complex ideas click — live, on glass, in real time.

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02 / The Topics

WHAT BRIAN
TALKS ABOUT

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03 / Known For
Legendary lightboard sessionsZero Trust storytellingEnterprise security architectureAI security strategyExecutive briefings & keynotesConference keynotesPodcast & video contentHonest assessments, not vendor decks
04 / About

SECURITY IS NOT
A CHECKBOX

I've been in enterprise security long enough to watch the industry invent problems, then sell the solution. I call that out.

At Zscaler, I help organizations understand Zero Trust not as a product, but as an architecture. The conversation starts with honest assessments, not vendor decks.

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AAL → APOL → WFC → BAC → FFIV → ZS
Career Arc
25+
Years in Security
1,000s
Talks Delivered
250+
Podcast Episodes Hosted
Takes on the Industry
05 / Field Dispatches

LATEST WRITING

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01
Nobody Reads Blog Posts Anymore
2026-05-25Uncategorized
02
Wow. Just wow.
2025-08-20Uncategorized
03
You knew better :-/
2025-03-23Uncategorized
06 / Book Brian

NEED A SPEAKER
WHO ACTUALLY KNOWS?

Need someone who can explain Zero Trust, AI security, cloud architecture, and the future of enterprise security without putting the room into a medically induced coma? Let's talk.

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