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Episode Notes
00:00 — Room tone & setup
Brief pre-roll and sound check before the conversation begins.
04:39 — Opening: Digital backbone of a championship team
Calum introduces the show and guest Matt Cadieux (CIO); framing the scope from HQ to global race operations.
05:37 — Scale & scope: From 300 people to a fully digital enterprise
How the team’s infrastructure now underpins design, manufacturing, racing, marketing, and fan engagement; growth and complexity.
09:53 — Operating everywhere: Security at home and on the road
Challenges of protecting people, devices, and networks across 24 races and third-party venues; building layered defenses and trust.
12:13 — When things go wrong: Outages, malware, and learning loops
Imola’s circuit-wide failure and earlier malware incidents; designing for continuity, playbooks, and graceful degradation.
18:54 — Protecting the crown jewels
Safeguarding CAD, strategy, and dyno data; mapping what’s sensitive, who needs it, and the trade-off between control and speed.
23:52 — The Ops Room advantage
Inside the control room: multidisciplinary decision-making, rapid feedback to the garage, and tools that compress time.
36:37 — Identity first: Passkeys, device trust, and zero-trust ingredients
Why identity and trusted devices are foundation layers; how partnership with 1Password accelerates rollout and best practices.
43:35 — Building Red Bull Powertrains from scratch
Standing up a new digital stack for engines; lessons in scoping, resourcing, and integrating with the chassis program.
47:43 — AI with guardrails
Longstanding ML in F1, plus today’s AI: start small, prove value, scale with controls and procedures.
54:31 — Leadership takeaways
Security as a team sport: invest in people, clarify ownership, choose partners wisely, and communicate in plain English.
57:47 — Close
Final reflections and sign-off.
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