Atolio Conversations

Atolio Conversations


Brad Pollard, CIO at Tenable

June 17, 2021

Brad Pollard (Tenable CIO) thrived in the punk-rock atmosphere of startups. Check out the full interview to hear some of the highlights (and struggles) from his exciting career. Topics:



  • Punk rock & startups (1:06)
  • Innovation vs. Shadow IT (6:41)
  • The time Brad was the source of a DNS attack (9:46)
  • Advice from Tom Ashoff (11:09)
  • Interviewing with Martin Roesch (13:23)
  • Startup culture: 90’s vs. now (15:46)
  • Advice from Larry Abernathy & John Burris (20:51)