Culture as a Control: Scaling Trust Without the Checkboxes with Andrew Becherer

In this episode of the TPRM Podcast — Threats, Pitfalls & Risk Myths — host Nate Lee sits down with Andrew Becherer, CISO at Sublime Security, former Datadog CISO and beard afficianado to unpack one of the industry’s biggest misconceptions: the belief that compliance equals security. Andrew shares candid lessons from years leading security programs at high-growth SaaS companies—how to cut through noise, align with business objectives, and build a culture of trust that actually works in practice. They discuss: - The real difference between security and compliance - How to communicate risk in language executives understand - Why culture is the strongest control in any organization - What shared responsibility means across security, engineering, and leadership - How to scale trust as your company grows This conversation will resonate with CISOs, security leaders, and founders who want to do more than check boxes — they want to lead programs that truly reduce risk. 🔗 Listen and Subscribe Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/show/7JvPsyMJPgVLOKuJhkKfxA Apple Podcasts → https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-tprm-podcast/id1848217699 YouTube → @TPRMPodcast 👤 About the Host Nate Lee is a B2B Scaleup CISO and Founder of Cloudsec.ai, helping software-first companies build business-aligned security programs that increase dev velocity, shorten sales cycles, and strengthen trust. 🎧 About the Show The TPRM Podcast brings you conversations with security leaders rethinking risk — exploring the threats, pitfalls, and myths that define today’s cybersecurity landscape. 💬 Connect with Us LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/natetrustmind/ Website → tprmpodcast.com Instagram → @tprmpodcast TikTok → @tprmpodcast #CyberSecurity #TPRMPodcast #AndrewBecherer #NateLee #CISO #Compliance #SecurityCulture #RiskManagement #SaaS #SecurityLeadership #Trust #VendorRisk #ContinuousSecurity #ThirdPartyRisk #CyberRisk #securitypodcast