# The Candy Crush Guy Now Secures Oil and Gas AI

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Podcast: [Chuck Yates Got A Job](https://stenobird.com/podcast/chuck-yates-got-a-job-1369602)
Published: 2026-06-02T17:25:56+00:00
Episode link: https://cynaj.collide.io/episodes/the-candy-crush-guy-now-secures-oil-and-gas-ai
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## Resource

Running data security for Candy Crush during a pandemic turns out to be solid training for almost anything, and Sam Texas brought that hard earned paranoia to Collide. From flipping thrift store suits on eBay to keeping the world's biggest mobile game alive from Sweden, his road to oil and gas was anything but typical. He breaks down defense in depth, SOC2, and why locking down AI inside a company becomes its own arms race once the machines start fighting the machines. Click here to watch a video of this episode. Join the conversation shaping the future of energy. Collide is the community where oil & gas professionals connect, share insights, and solve real-world problems together. No noise. No fluff. Just the discussions that move our industry forward. Apply today at collide.io Click here to view the episode transcript. 00:00 The Candy Crush guy comes to Houston 02:07 eBay suits, semiconductors, and a detour to Sweden 04:50 How a LinkedIn DM turned into Collide 07:13 Going all in on Claude and chasing SOC2 09:40 Security explained, Fort Knox style 12:42 What's set in stone, what's in flux 14:29 The AI versus AI arms race 15:04 The Mythos model and real reasons to pay attention 16:32 Big brother advice for adopting AI safely 20:00 Data exfiltration and what keeps him up at night 22:30 The next 30 to 60 days at Collide 24:39 Securing the bleeding edge for an industry that skipped SaaS https://twitter.com/collide_ai https://www.tiktok.com/@collide.io https://www.facebook.com/collide.io https://www.instagram.com/collide.io https://www.youtube.com/@collide_io https://bsky.app/profile/collide-ai.bsky.social https://www.linkedin.com/company/collideai

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