The Cybersecurity Recruiter talks to Craig Adams, Chief Product Officer, Rapid7

Craig Adams on Building Security Products: Why Me/Why Now, AI-Driven Remediation, and Extreme OwnershipTom chats with Craig Adams, Chief Product Officer at Rapid7 and Board Member at Peak Metrics.Adams describes himself as a builder, focused on driving revenue growth through technology by avoiding innovation that isn’t leveraged and by anchoring product strategy in “why me, why now,” plus strong execution.They discuss how AI has improved risk identification and verdicting (e.g., faster pen-test-like assessments) but has worsened alert volume, shifting cybersecurity’s center of gravity to remediation and response, including granular, agentic actions beyond traditional SOAR rules. Craig discusses how rapid industry change shortens roadmap planning to roughly nine-month increments, and he shares hiring priorities: attitude, work ethic (intensity), and intelligence defined as curiosity. They cover mission-driven teams, repetition in culture, EQ over IQ in leadership, and Craig recommends the book “Extreme Ownership,” emphasizing ownership paired with action and learning.00:00 Welcome and Friday Vibes01:06 Craig Adams Background01:51 Builder Mindset and Growth03:05 Why Me Why Now05:39 AI Finds Risk Faster07:19 From Detection to Remediation09:53 Completing the Workflow13:36 Roadmaps in Rapid Change15:52 Hiring for Curiosity20:24 Humans Still Do Analysis22:56 Disruption and Services Future25:41 Mission Driven Teams30:32 Repetition and Culture33:19 EQ Over IQ Leadership