CrowdStrike CTO Cristian Rodriguez on Threat Intelligence and Cyber Liability
September 15, 2026
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5 min readCristian Rodriguez, Field CTO at CrowdStrike, did not grow up with computers. He grew up poor on the island of St. Martin, and his first machine was a donated Tandy dual-floppy system from a youth group pastor. That pastor, Greg, later reappeared in Rodriguez’s life by chance—calling a reseller where Rodriguez worked to order firewalls, a decade after giving him the computer. Today, Greg runs the CISO program at Palo Alto Networks. Rodriguez tells this story to illustrate a point about the cybersecurity industry: it attracts people from unlikely backgrounds, drawn less by technical pedigree and more by a desire to be part of something with a noble mission.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (00:00) **Episode Introduction & Guest Welcome** - Host David Morrow introduces CrowdStrike Field CTO Cristian Rodriguez and his background.
- 2 (05:15) **Childhood in St. Martin & First Computer** - Rodriguez describes growing up on the Dutch side of St. Martin and his path into technology.
- 3 (12:22) **Leaving St. Martin & Early Struggles in the US** - Rodriguez explains his decision to move to the US at 17 and the hardships he faced.
- 4 (16:49) **First Certifications & Break into IT** - Rodriguez shares how he started his IT career with foundational certifications.
- 5 (21:27) **Self-Taught Curiosity & Path to Security** - Rodriguez explains how his habit of self-study led him into cybersecurity.
- 6 (22:22) **Career Journey: Reseller to CrowdStrike** - Rodriguez walks through his roles before joining CrowdStrike.
- 7 (27:12) **Why Understanding the Cyber Criminal Mind Matters** - Rodriguez explains the value of threat intelligence for security strategy.
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