CISO's perspective from the frontlines
Discovery of security issues is important, but ultimately we need to remediate them. So why do so many solutions seem to stop short?
In this episode of Defense in Depth, I joined as a guest co-host to David Spark (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and our guest, Neil Watkins, SVP technology and cybersecurity services, i3 Verticals.
In this episode of CISO Series, Cyber Security Headlines, I am reviewing this week’s cyber security headlines and stories with Richard Stroffolino. We talked about: Vulnerability in Apple’s Silicon M-series chips can’t be patched APT31 uses family members to surveil targets MFA bombing attacks target Apple users Think tank calls for US military cyber service Google recommends scam sites Spyware...
CISOs are bombarded with pitches from security product vendors, that all sound the same “We give the CISO visibility“. They tout their dashboards, each claiming to offer the most comprehensive, in-depth view of the security landscape, send alerts to the SIEM or give you various reports. But here’s the truth: visibility without actionability is just noise. The problem with...
“What does a Cyber Security Practice Model should look like?”, I’ve been asked that question many times over the years, and with the lack of standard in this field, I had and also heard different answers. Ultimately, I was looking for a simple model where the building blocks of a security practice can be understood even by those who are not experts in the filed. The model I came...
A few years ago I watched Simon Sinek excellent talk “Most Leaders Don’t Even know the game they are in” and it changed completely how I am thinking about practicing cybersecurity. In his talk, Sinek presented the concept of finite vs. infinite games, and how this concept applies to leadership. Finite game vs. infinite game A finite game as a game with known players, fixed...
In an ever-evolving digital landscape, cybersecurity has become more critical than ever. In this episode of Risk Never Sleeps, I visited with Ed Gaudet CEO at Censinet and shared insights earned from my career journey, highlighting adaptability and essential skills as key elements of his success across diverse industries. We talked about emotional intelligence in cybersecurity communication, AI...
In this episode of CISO Series, Cyber Security Headlines, I am reviewing this week’s cyber security headlines and stories with Sean Kelly We talked about: Threat actors gaining access to US government email USB drive malware attacks Cloud environment breaches US and EU agree on new data transfer agreement JumpCloud resets customer API keys California resident charged with cyberattack on...
This time I am sitting in as a guest co-host in this episode of Defense in Depth podcast. David Sparks, Dan Walsh and I talked about how businesses grow based on trust, but they have to operate in a world of risk. Even cybersecurity operates this way, but when it comes to third party analysis, what if we leaned on trust more than trying to calculate risk?
In this episode of Cyber Range Podcast, I joined Allan Alford plays Devil’s advocate – challenging the practitioner community to refute the idea that we should quit trying to make the organization care about cybersecurity and simply make suggestions and accept the organization’s level of risk tolerance, so we got together to discuss if this is really our job. Listen to hear a...
How effective has Incident Response been over the last 20+ years? Tim Bandos, EVP, SOC Services at Xcitium, and I did a deep into the current methods of practicing incident response (IR) and explore why current strategies continue to fail. We also detailed how to evolve the organization’s IR plans to meet today’s threats, and how to train your team to best respond to the current...
CISO's perspective from the frontlines