CISO's perspective from the frontlines
I went down to the Ranch to talk with Allan Alford about the March 2022 proposal from Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Titled the Cyber Risk Management Strategy: Governance and Incident Disclosure, this report has huge implications for cybersecurity in any publicly-traded company. We walked through this report and explained what this means in the future for real-world cyber practitioners.
In this episode of Defense in Depth podcast, David Sparks, Geoff Belknap and I talked about why Zero trust is a hollow buzzword. In any form of security, there exist critical points where we have to trust. What we need is a move away from implicit trust to explicit trust, or identity that can be verified.
Have you noticed that the relationship between buyer and seller, or more precisely, between CISO and seller is… eh … tenuous lately? OK, maybe it’s a lot worse than that in some cases. Why is that? How did we get here? And how do we fix a relationship that is quite clearly necessary, but just so broken? Rafal and I went down the security rabbit hole to discuss the challenges and...
In this episode of Defense In Depth podcast, David Spark, Allan Alford and I discussed: A security professional announces a new position as CISO. As a vendor you see this as good timing to try a cold outreach to sell your product. Why do so many vendors think this is a good tactic, when in reality it’s exactly what you should not do? and It all started because of this post I shared on LinkedIn
Allan Alford and I met on the at the Cyber Security Ranch podcast to talk about the SOC and why we are going about it all wrong. We identify and examine the three main areas of concern: the data, the analyst, the analysis – and how to improve upon them. I shared some thoughts with Allan on what steps and approaches need to be taken in order to successfully accomplish the SOC’s goal.
Successful chief information security officers are effective at getting their message across to the board. In this session I joined Rob Sloan , WSJ Research Director, and Tim Rohrbaugh, CISO at JetBlue, where we presented to a board member and have Dr. Anastassia Lauterbach critique our efforts. It was a fun conversation.
Our phishing tests are designed to make you feel bad about yourself for clicking a link. We’re starting to realize these tests are revealing how insensitive we are towards our employees, and the resentment and shame a phishing test can create.
I had the honor to be a guest on this episode hosted by David Spark (@dspark), producer of the CISO Series Podcast and Mike Johnson.
Fear is one of the seven universal emotions experienced by everyone around the world. Fear arises with the threat of harm, either physical, emotional, or psychological, real or imagined. In this episode of the Cyber Security Leadership podcast, Jeff Snyder and I discuss whether we have too much fear in business and in the cyber security practice.
In this episode of the Cyber Security Leadership podcast, Jeff Snyder and I discuss authenticity and what does it mean for a leader to be authentic. Being authentic means that you act in ways that show your true self and how you feel. Rather than showing people only a particular side of yourself, you express your whole self genuinely. That means to succeed in being authentic, you first have to...
Almost every CISO was asked during the job interview or right when they started, what will you do in your first 90 days? Many CISOs are ready to jump headfirst and tell the organization what needs to be done! Is that wise? Is there a better way?In this episode Jeff Snyder and I are joined by David Lam, the author of the book: “The New IQ: Leading Up, Down, and Across Using Innovative...
CISO's perspective from the frontlines