The locus of control has been slipping away from IT teams (and by default Security teams), and this "challenge" to IT governance has accelerated post-covid with a more distributed workforce. The fact that IT governance is eroding as easily and quickly should tell IT and infosec teams that they need to ditch their legacy models of service delivery and adopt an approach that addresses the current business needs and digital transformations many companies are undertaking. The security implications of this are significant in that security programs are not typically sized nor funded to deal with one technology approach yet alone two. Scott King, CISO at Encore Capital Group joins the podcast to discuss strategies to remain agile in the face of rapid change.   Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/csp53 This segment is sponsored by Cybereason. Visit https://www.cybereason.com/cisostories to learn more about them!   Visit https://securityweekly.com/csp for all the latest episodes! Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/cyberleaders Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cybersecuritycollaborative/

While the cloud computing infrastructure is designed to be very agile and flexible, transparency to where the information is being processed is very important due to global privacy and security concerns. Steve discusses approaches to remaining compliant with the various laws (i.e., restricting where the data may reside) when moving to the cloud.   To view the article from the CISO COMPASS Book that sparked this interview, please visit: https://securityweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/CISOSTORIES_Steve_Orrin_Article.pdf   Orrin, S. 2019. Why Hardware Matters in Moving Securely to The Cloud. In CISO COMPASS: Navigating Cybersecurity Leadership Challenges with Insights from Pioneers, 1st Ed, pg 122. Fitzgerald, T. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Fl. www.amazon.com/author/toddfitzgerald   Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/csp52 This segment is sponsored by Cybereason. Visit https://www.cybereason.com/cisostories to learn more about them!   Visit https://securityweekly.com/csp for all the latest episodes! Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/cyberleaders Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cybersecuritycollaborative/

Information is meant to be shared with others- others that is with a need to know. CISOs may find that their organization is sharing with other entities without proper procedures in place. What if there are 90 of these organizations? Join this podcast to learn from a healthcare CISO who tackled this dilemma and subsequently changed a government law!   To view the article from the CISO COMPASS Book that sparked this interview, please visit: https://securityweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/CISOSTORIES_Samantha_Thomas_Article.pdf   Thomas, S. 2019. Privacy Hunger Games: Change the Rules. In CISO COMPASS: Navigating Cybersecurity Leadership Challenges with Insights from Pioneers, 1st Ed, pg 344. Fitzgerald, T. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Fl. www.amazon.com/author/toddfitzgerald   Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/csp51 This segment is sponsored by Cybereason. Visit https://www.cybereason.com/cisostories to learn more about them!   Visit https://securityweekly.com/csp for all the latest episodes! Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/cyberleaders Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cybersecuritycollaborative/

In many organizations, the CISO will be looked at as the leading expert in incident response, but often has little involvement in the selection, planning, and training for the Enterprise Incident Management Program. Listen to Dawn-Marie, who has navigated organizations as a CISO during crisis and consultant to “play like you practice.”   To view the article from the CISO COMPASS Book that sparked this interview, please visit: https://securityweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/CISOSTORIES_Dawn-Marie_Hutchinson_Article.pdf   Hutchinson, D. 2019. Server Room to War Room…Enterprise Incident Response. In CISO COMPASS: Navigating Cybersecurity Leadership Challenges with Insights from Pioneers, 1st Ed, pg 214-5. Fitzgerald, T. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Fl. www.amazon.com/author/toddfitzgerald   Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/csp50 This segment is sponsored by Cybereason. Visit https://www.cybereason.com/cisostories to learn more about them!   Visit https://securityweekly.com/csp for all the latest episodes! Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/cyberleaders Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cybersecuritycollaborative/

As if CISOs don’t have enough to focus on, here’s a few more items that should be top of mind – KAR Global CISO, Leon Ravenna, dives into Cyber Insurance and why D&O requirements may be on the horizon, regulatory burdens and what to expect out of the US Government, how the intersection of Security and Privacy is impacting CISOs, and a little security buzzword bingo and how to deal with the latest “fads” like CASB, ZTNA, SASE and more…   Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/csp49 This segment is sponsored by Cybereason. Visit https://www.cybereason.com/cisostories to learn more about them!   Visit https://securityweekly.com/csp for all the latest episodes! Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/cyberleaders Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cybersecuritycollaborative/

Cybersecurity talent shortages are well documented and asking experience cybersecurity professionals to spend countless hours on routine tasks does not promote retention. The adversaries are leveraging data science to attack our enterprises and consumers, and we need to find a better way. This session explores the experience of creating over 300 models using data science, machine learning, and automated incident response to increase the security posture for a major organization.   To view the article from the CISO COMPASS Book that sparked this interview, please visit: https://securityweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/CISOSTORIES_Jim_Routh_Article.pdf   Routh, J. 2019. Model-Driven Security is Making Fundamental Changes to Security Posture. In CISO COMPASS: Navigating Cybersecurity Leadership Challenges with Insights from Pioneers, 1st Ed, pgs 163-5. Fitzgerald, T. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Fl. www.amazon.com/author/toddfitzgerald   Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/csp48 This segment is sponsored by Cybereason. Visit https://www.cybereason.com/cisostories to learn more about them!   Visit https://securityweekly.com/csp for all the latest episodes! Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/cyberleaders Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cybersecuritycollaborative/

The CISO has trained the workforce and completed the security awareness month annual training. Well, done! Is training done for the year? No. But what about the CISO? How does the CISO ensure that the proper skills are maintained for the CISO to be able to continue to lead the security organization? Join this podcast to learn from the multiple term-elected ISSA International President.   To view the article from the CISO COMPASS Book that sparked this interview, please visit: https://securityweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/CISOSTORIES_Candy_Alexander_Article.pdf   Alexander, C. 2019. CISO approach to Training. In CISO COMPASS: Navigating Cybersecurity Leadership Challenges with Insights from Pioneers, 1st Ed, pg 478. Fitzgerald, T. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Fl. www.amazon.com/author/toddfitzgerald   This segment is sponsored by Cybereason. Visit https://www.cybereason.com/cisostories to learn more about them! Visit https://securityweekly.com/csp for all the latest episodes!   Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/cyberleaders Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cybersecuritycollaborative/

Are you reporting the same risks each year to management? This may be indicative of a lack of incentive or buy-in from senior management to fund the investments. Join this podcast to learn how to show senior management that funding these initiatives is more than risk avoidance and a cost to the bottom line.   To view the article from the CISO COMPASS Book that sparked this interview, please visit: https://securityweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/CISOSTORIES_Chris_Apgar_Article.pdf   Apgar, C. 2019. Security and Senior Management – Buy-In Is Critical to Success. In CISO COMPASS: Navigating Cybersecurity Leadership Challenges with Insights from Pioneers, 1st Ed, pg 139. Fitzgerald, T. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Fl. www.amazon.com/author/toddfitzgerald.   Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/csp46 This segment is sponsored by Cybereason. Visit https://www.cybereason.com/cisostories to learn more about them!   Visit https://securityweekly.com/csp for all the latest episodes! Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/cyberleaders Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cybersecuritycollaborative/

Infosec skills don't necessarily transfer to CISO skills, but CISO skills are 100% transferable to whatever your infosec career looks like. Growth begins outside of your comfort zones, so some of the CISO skills you can work on now include executive storytelling, internal coalition building, and how to be comfortable being uncomfortable…   Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/csp45 This segment is sponsored by Cybereason. Visit https://www.cybereason.com/cisostories to learn more about them!   Visit https://securityweekly.com/csp for all the latest episodes! Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/cyberleaders Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cybersecuritycollaborative/

Cybersecurity programs have evolved from the early days of compliance with regulations. Regulations are important and provide the necessary motivation for many organizations to implement security controls that may not otherwise be present, but is this enough? Is it really security? Join this podcast as the differences between compliance and true security are discussed.   To view the article from the CISO COMPASS Book that sparked this interview, please visit: https://securityweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/CISOSTORIES_Mark_Burnette_ArticleV1.pdf   Burnette, M. 2019. The Benefits of Focusing on Risk vs Compliance. In CISO COMPASS: Navigating Cybersecurity Leadership Challenges with Insights from Pioneers, 1st Ed, pg 18. Fitzgerald, T. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Fl. www.amazon.com/author/toddfitzgerald   Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/csp44 This segment is sponsored by Cybereason. Visit https://www.cybereason.com/cisostories to learn more about them!   Visit https://securityweekly.com/csp for all the latest episodes! Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/cyberleaders Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cybersecuritycollaborative/

Managing the volume of security events and continuous threat intelligence can be daunting for the largest of organizations. How do you increase the effectiveness of a Security Operations Center (SOC) and share this information across the organization for greater efficiency and adoption?   To view the article from the CISO COMPASS Book that sparked this interview, please visit: https://securityweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/CISOSTORIES_Ricardo_LaFosse_Article.pdf   Lafosse, R. 2019. Success Implementing A Shared Security Center. In CISO COMPASS: Navigating Cybersecurity Leadership Challenges with Insights from Pioneers, 1st Ed, pg 159. Fitzgerald, T. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Fl. www.amazon.com/author/toddfitzgerald   Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/csp43 This segment is sponsored by Cybereason. Visit https://www.cybereason.com/cisostories to learn more about them!   Visit https://securityweekly.com/csp for all the latest episodes! Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/cyberleaders Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cybersecuritycollaborative/

Data is everywhere today as users are working remotely, storing information in the cloud, downloading to USB drives and so on. Join this podcast to learn from a Healthcare CISO and some of the typical common events which take place to expose sensitive information.   To view the article from the CISO COMPASS Book that sparked this interview, please visit: https://securityweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/CISOSTORIES_William_Miaoulis_Article.pdf   Miaoulis, W. 2019. Do You Know Where Your Data Is? In CISO COMPASS: Navigating Cybersecurity Leadership Challenges with Insights from Pioneers, 1st Ed, pg 368. Fitzgerald, T. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Fl. www.amazon.com/author/toddfitzgerald   Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/csp42 This segment is sponsored by Cybereason. Visit https://www.cybereason.com/cisostories to learn more about them!   Visit https://securityweekly.com/csp for all the latest episodes! Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/cyberleaders Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cybersecuritycollaborative/

Allison Miller, CISO at Reddit, discusses the challenges across stakeholders from end-users to service providers in addressing the nexus of Security, Privacy and Trust? Should they be equally weighted? In what circumstances does the need for one outweigh the need for the others? What does the future hold for our efforts to find the right balance between them?   Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/csp41 This segment is sponsored by Cybereason. Visit https://www.cybereason.com/cisostories to learn more about them!   Visit https://securityweekly.com/csp for all the latest episodes! Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/cyberleaders Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cybersecuritycollaborative/

The interviewee created the landmark ‘gold standard’ policy guidance in the book Information Security Policies Made Easy, now in its 13th version, and has extensively researched and helped organizations develop relevant policies. This podcast discusses the 5 key mistakes individuals make in creating and delivering policies to the organization.   To view the article from the CISO COMPASS Book that sparked this interview, please visit: https://securityweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/CISOSTORIES_Charles_Cresson_Wood_Article.pdf   Wood, C. 2019. Five Pitfalls to Avoid When Issuing Information Security and Privacy Policies In CISO COMPASS: Navigating Cybersecurity Leadership Challenges with Insights from Pioneers, 1st Ed, pg 413. Fitzgerald, T. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Fl. www.amazon.com/author/toddfitzgerald   This segment is sponsored by Cybereason. Visit https://www.cybereason.com/cisostories to learn more about them! Visit https://securityweekly.com/csp for all the latest episodes! Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/cyberleaders Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cybersecuritycollaborative/

Learn how to prepare and reduce the risk of the next ransomware event. The guest walks through the lessons learned after managing out of a NotPetya ransomware attack. Will you be ready? Don’t miss this podcast for valuable insights from a real-life scenario.   To view the article from the CISO COMPASS Book that sparked this interview, please visit: https://securityweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/CISOSTORIES_Todd_Inskeep_Article.pdf   Inskeep, T. 2019. Dealing with Notpetya. In CISO COMPASS: Navigating Cybersecurity Leadership Challenges with Insights from Pioneers, 1st Ed, pg 204. Fitzgerald, T. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Fl. www.amazon.com/author/toddfitzgerald   Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/csp39 This segment is sponsored by Cybereason. Visit https://www.cybereason.com/cisostories to learn more about them!   Visit https://securityweekly.com/csp for all the latest episodes! Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/cyberleaders Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cybersecuritycollaborative/

October is Security Awareness Month! Security Awareness programs must grab the employee’s attention if they are to succeed. Join the interviewee as he explains how he successfully engaged the workforce through creative and visible security awareness methods!   To view the article from the CISO COMPASS Book that sparked this interview, please visit: https://securityweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/CISOSTORIES_Steven_Lentz_Article.pdf   Lentz, S. 2019. Security Awareness That Works. In CISO COMPASS: Navigating Cybersecurity Leadership Challenges with Insights from Pioneers, 1st Ed, pg 151. Fitzgerald, T. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Fl. www.amazon.com/author/toddfitzgerald   Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/csp38 This segment is sponsored by Cybereason. Visit https://www.cybereason.com/cisostories to learn more about them! https://www.securityweek.com/nist-publishes-cybersecurity-workforce-framework https://www.securityweek.com/professionalizing-cybersecurity-practitioners-0 https://www.securityweek.com/cylance-launches-next-gen-endpoint-security-consumers https://www.securityweek.com/cisos-and-quest-cybersecurity-metrics-fit-business https://www.securityweek.com/whats-real-value-cost-breach-studies   Visit https://securityweekly.com/csp for all the latest episodes! Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/cyberleaders Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cybersecuritycollaborative/

Kathy Wang, CISO at Very Good Security, discusses challenges in extending detection and response capabilities to cloud deployments while also ensuring correlations across traditional networks, endpoints, mobile, and user identities. She explains how managing multi-cloud deployments impact this approach, and how organizations can ensure they have the visibility required to detect and remediate earlier.   Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/csp37 This segment is sponsored by Cybereason. Visit https://www.cybereason.com/cisostories to learn more about them! Visit https://securityweekly.com/csp for all the latest episodes! Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/cyberleaders Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cybersecuritycollaborative/

Every organization must be able to respond to an attack quickly. Join this podcast to learn key steps to implement in an incident response plan without breaking the bank. Sam approaches this issue by simplifying incident response into the 3 ‘P’s.   To view the article from the CISO COMPASS Book that sparked this interview, please visit: https://securityweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/CISOSTORIES_Sam_Monasteri_Article.pdf Monasteri, S. 2019. Security from Scratch: Incident Response on a Shoestring Budget. In CISO COMPASS: Navigating Cybersecurity Leadership Challenges with Insights from Pioneers, 1st Ed, pg 161. Fitzgerald, T. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Fl. www.amazon.com/author/toddfitzgerald   Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/csp36 This segment is sponsored by Cybereason. Visit https://www.cybereason.com/cisostories to learn more about them! Visit https://securityweekly.com/csp for all the latest episodes! Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/cyberleaders Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cybersecuritycollaborative/

All organizations must have security awareness training programs to teach basics to end users. Similarly, the technical teams need to be exposed to flexible training that is interesting to them. Join this podcast to learn how to bring company groups together and form your own DEFCON-type event in-house or in partnership with other organizations.   To view the article from the CISO COMPASS Book that sparked this interview, please visit: https://securityweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/CISOSTORIES_Kevin_Novak_Article.pdf   Novak, K. 2019. Fiscally Responsible Ways to Train/Build Community. In CISO COMPASS: Navigating Cybersecurity Leadership Challenges with Insights from Pioneers, 1st Ed, pg 153. Fitzgerald, T. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Fl. www.amazon.com/author/toddfitzgerald   Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/csp35 This segment is sponsored by Cybereason. Visit https://www.cybereason.com/cisostories to learn more about them!   Visit https://securityweekly.com/csp for all the latest episodes! Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/cyberleaders Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cybersecuritycollaborative/

Figuring out what to do after a breach is the wrong time to start the planning process. Communications strategies must be in place well beforehand and there are many benefits to the cybersecurity program for implementing these strategies in advance. Join this podcast to understand how teams benefit from relationships with communication and public relation specialists on their teams.   To view the article from the CISO COMPASS Book that sparked this interview, please visit: https://securityweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/CISOSTORIES_Melanie_Ensign_Article.pdf   Ensign, M. 2019. Importance of Communications before, during, and after the Breach. In CISO COMPASS: Navigating Cybersecurity Leadership Challenges with Insights from Pioneers, 1st Ed, pg 191. Fitzgerald, T. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Fl. www.amazon.com/author/toddfitzgerald   Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/csp34 This segment is sponsored by Cybereason. Visit https://www.cybereason.com/cisostories to learn more about them! Visit https://securityweekly.com/csp for all the latest episodes! Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/cyberleaders Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cybersecuritycollaborative/

Rachel, CEO of SocialProof Security, delves into the inner-workings of social engineering exploits where she leverages her background in neuroscience and behavioral psychology to exploit the unpatchable vulnerability that is human nature.   This segment is sponsored by Cybereason. Visit https://www.cybereason.com/cisostories to learn more about them! Visit https://securityweekly.com/csp for all the latest episodes! Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/cyberleaders Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cybersecuritycollaborative/

It seems CISOs are typically lamenting that the security budgets are insufficient. While this can represent a significant problem in achieving information security goals, what happens when you get the funding you asked for and asked to spend it in less time than expected? Join this session for an investment lesson learned you won’t want to miss!   To view the article from the CISO COMPASS Book that sparked this interview, please visit: https://securityweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/CISOSTORIES_James_Christiansen_Article.pdf Christiansen, J. 2019. Too Much Security Money? In CISO COMPASS: Navigating Cybersecurity Leadership Challenges with Insights from Pioneers, 1st Ed, pg 502. Fitzgerald, T. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Fl. www.amazon.com/author/toddfitzgerald   Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/csp32 This segment is sponsored by Cybereason. Visit https://www.cybereason.com/cisostories to learn more about them! Visit https://securityweekly.com/csp for all the latest episodes! Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/cyberleaders Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cybersecuritycollaborative/

For many organizations, large and small, it would be impractical to “skill up” to manage all aspects of cybersecurity. Managed Security Service Providers provide many different services. Join this podcast to learn how to work with the MSSP to ensure that the organization is obtaining the most value. To view the article from the CISO COMPASS Book that sparked this interview, please visit: https://securityweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/CISOCOMPASS_Jonathan_Nguyen-Duy_Article.pdf Nguyen-Duy, J. 2019. Managing the MSSP. In CISO COMPASS: Navigating Cybersecurity Leadership Challenges with Insights from Pioneers, 1st Ed, pg 135. Fitzgerald, T. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Fl. www.amazon.com/author/toddfitzgerald   This segment is sponsored by Cybereason. Visit https://www.cybereason.com/cisostories to learn more about them! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/csp31

We need the organization to support the cybersecurity initiatives and thus we try to influence the organization to support these goals for the protection of the organizational assets. If we are failing, is it that the organization did not ‘get it’ or was it our approach? Join this podcast to learn how to achieve that buy-in. To view the article from the CISO COMPASS Book that sparked this interview, please visit: https://securityweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/CISOCOMPASS_David_Nolan_Article.pdf Nolan, D. 2019. Achieving Security Buy-In: Change the Approach, Not the Culture. In CISO COMPASS: Navigating Cybersecurity Leadership Challenges with Insights from Pioneers, 1st Ed, pg 470. Fitzgerald, T. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Fl. www.amazon.com/author/toddfitzgerald Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/csp30 This segment is sponsored by Cybereason. Visit https://www.cybereason.com/cisostories to learn more about them!

Kerissa Varma, Group Chief Information Security Officer of Old Mutual Limited, one of the largest financial services organizations on the African continent, discusses the cybersecurity skills shortage and her initiative to recruit brilliant minds from across an array of fields who have skill sets applicable to cybersecurity, but they might not even know it… This segment is sponsored by Cybereason. Visit https://www.cybereason.com/cisostories to learn more about them!

A recent global research report conducted by Cybereason, titled "Ransomware: The True Cost to Business", revealed that the vast majority of organizations that have suffered a ransomware attack have experienced significant impact to the business, including loss of revenue, damage to the organization’s brand, unplanned workforce reductions, and little in the way of relief from cyber insurance policies. An esteemed panel of subject matter experts will examine the research findings and discuss how organizations can better prepare to defend against and respond to a ransomware attack. The event was produced as a live webinar version of the CISO Stories Podcast, a weekly podcast that takes a deep dive on security leadership issues and is produced by Cybereason and the CyberRisk Alliance’s Cybersecurity Collaborative, a prominent CISO networking group.   Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/csp28 View the Cybereason Ransomware Report here: https://www.cybereason.com/ebook-ransomware-the-true-cost-to-business This segment is sponsored by Cybereason. Visit https://www.cybereason.com/cisostories to learn more about them!

CISOs are approached frequently by salespersons to buy products to reduce risk. How do you manage these relationships? Join this podcast to learn how to respond to the salesperson, reduce time, and select the best products with reduced wasted interaction.   To view the article from the CISO COMPASS Book that sparked this interview, please visit: https://securityweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/CISOCOMPASS_Kevin_Morrison_Article.pdf   Morrison, K. 2019. Managing the Security Product Salesperson. In CISO COMPASS: Navigating Cybersecurity Leadership Challenges with Insights from Pioneers, 1st Ed, pg 69. Fitzgerald, T. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Fl. www.amazon.com/author/toddfitzgerald   Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/csp27 This segment is sponsored by Cybereason. Visit https://www.cybereason.com/cisostories to learn more about them!

Speed to market is the mantra of software development today. This does not mean that a process is not followed, it means that an iterative approach to software development produces code changes and usable code much faster. Join this podcast to learn how security can be imbedded into agile software development to produced fast and secure code.   To view the article from the CISO COMPASS Book that sparked this interview, please visit: https://securityweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/CISOCOMPASS_Glenn_Kapetansky_Article.pdf Kapetansky, G. 2019. Integrating Security with SDLC/Agile Development In CISO COMPASS: Navigating Cybersecurity Leadership Challenges with Insights from Pioneers, 1st Ed, pg 27. Fitzgerald, T. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Fl. www.amazon.com/author/toddfitzgerald This segment is sponsored by Cybereason. Visit https://www.cybereason.com/cisostories to learn more about them! Visit https://securityweekly.com/csp for all the latest episodes! Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/cyberleaders Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cybersecuritycollaborative/

The crown jewels are those assets representing the highest value to the organization and deserve the greatest investment to protect. Join this podcast to learn the importance of protecting these crown jewels throughout the information life cycle. To view the article from the CISO COMPASS Book that sparked this interview, please visit: https://securityweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/CISOCOMPASS_Steve_Durbin_Article.pdf Durbin,S. 2019. Protecting the “Crown Jewels”. In CISO COMPASS: Navigating Cybersecurity Leadership Challenges with Insights from Pioneers, 1st Ed, pg 77. Fitzgerald, T. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Fl. www.amazon.com/author/toddfitzgerald This segment is sponsored by Cybereason. Visit https://www.cybereason.com/cisostories to learn more about them! Visit https://securityweekly.com/csp for all the latest episodes! Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/cyberleadersFollow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cybersecuritycollaborative/

Phil Attfield, CEO and founder at Sequitur Labs, discusses his engineering roots and curius nature that led him to developing software tools and in-house products for modeling, synthesis and verification of telecom and network equipment hardware at Nortel. Phil the challenges involved in development of large-scale security policy and management frameworks and the key security elements of the IoT device lifecycle from design, to build, to sustaining securely.   Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/csp24 Visit https://securityweekly.com/csp for all the latest episodes! Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/cyberleaders Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cybersecuritycollaborative/

The CISO is often in a position where vulnerabilities are known and implementing a product may result in an insecure product. Should the CISO say ‘no we can’t do that’, or ‘figure out how to make it happen?’ Join this podcast to learn how a CISO was faced with this dilemma where he was asked by the business to implement a technology, where he had stacks of whitepapers indicating the technology was insecure.   To view the article from the CISO COMPASS Book that sparked this interview, please visit: https://securityweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/CISOCOMPASS_Dan_Lohrmann_Article.pdf Lohrmann, D. 2019. CISOs Need to be Enablers of Business Innovation-Here Is How. In CISO COMPASS: Navigating Cybersecurity Leadership Challenges with Insights from Pioneers, 1st Ed, pg 106. Fitzgerald, T. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Fl. www.amazon.com/author/toddfitzgerald   Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/csp23 This segment is sponsored by Cybereason. Visit https://www.cybereason.com/cisostories to learn more about them!   Visit https://securityweekly.com/csp for all the latest episodes! Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/cyberleaders Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cybersecuritycollaborative/

Communication in any organization can be a challenge, especially when working with different levels of government and the various funding mechanisms. Join this podcast to lean how one State CISO navigated the rough waters by focusing on relationships and increased security spending and knowledge of security activities across government levels.   To view the article from the CISO COMPASS Book that sparked this interview, please visit: https://securityweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/CISOCOMPASS_Mark_Weatherford_Article.pdf Weatherford, M. 2019. Relationships Matter. In CISO COMPASS: Navigating Cybersecurity Leadership Challenges with Insights from Pioneers, 1st Ed, pg 473. Fitzgerald, T. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Fl. www.amazon.com/author/toddfitzgerald   Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/csp22 This segment is sponsored by Cybereason. Visit https://www.cybereason.com/cisostories to learn more about them! Visit https://securityweekly.com/csp for all the latest episodes! Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/cyberleaders Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cybersecuritycollaborative/

As threats to the nation’s security grow, there remains a substantial and increasing shortage of skilled cybersecurity professionals. The federal government and private sector can work together to fill their open positions and attract the next generation of motivated mission-driven cybersecurity leaders. This podcast discusses the Cybersecurity Talent Initiative, a federal/private partnership which provides up to $75,000 in student loan assistance for individuals hired by the private sector companies after developing skills through a two-year program in the federal government.   Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/csp21 https://securityweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/CTI_Spring-2021-Onepager_corporate.pdf https://securityweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/nice_framework062017.pdf   This segment is sponsored by Cybereason. Visit https://www.cybereason.com/cisostories to learn more about them! Visit https://securityweekly.com/csp for all the latest episodes! Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/cyberleaders Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cybersecuritycollaborative/

Ira Winkler, CISO at Skyline Technology Solutions, recounts his amazing journey from wannabe astronaught to NSA intelligence analyst, social engineer, systems hacker and author and some of the crazy things that happened along the way. Ira is considered one of the world’s most influential security professionals and has been named a “Modern Day James Bond” - a title he earned by performing espionage simulations, where he physically and technically “broke into” some of the largest companies in the World, investigated cybercrimes against them, and then telling them how to cost effectively protect their information and computer infrastructure. He continues to perform these espionage simulations, as well as assisting organizations in developing cost-effective security programs and increase security awareness.   Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/csp20 This segment is sponsored by Cybereason. Visit https://www.cybereason.com/cisostories to learn more about them!   Visit https://securityweekly.com/csp for all the latest episodes! Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/cyberleaders Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cybersecuritycollaborative/

We want to trust our employees and contractors working within our organizations. For the most part, people are doing their jobs with integrity every day. What happens when an employee decides to leave the organization and start their own business – with our Intellectual property or customer lists? Or when an employee downloads material to work at home? Join this podcast to learn how to build an insider risk program to mitigate these threats.   To view the article from the CISO COMPASS Book that sparked this interview, please visit: https://securityweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/CISOCOMPASS_Dawn_Cappelli_Article.pdf   Cappelli, D. 2019. Mitigate the Risk of Insiders Stealing Company Confidential Information. In CISO COMPASS: Navigating Cybersecurity Leadership Challenges with Insights from Pioneers, 1st Ed, pg 187. Fitzgerald, T. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Fl. www.amazon.com/author/toddfitzgerald   This segment is sponsored by Cybereason. Visit https://www.cybereason.com/cisostories to learn more about them!   Visit https://securityweekly.com/csp for all the latest episodes! Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/cyberleaders Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cybersecuritycollaborative/

Today most organizations have some of the processing in the cloud. As data moves farther away from the physical control of the organization, this movement provides opportunities of scale, flexibility, and speed. Join this podcast to learn how to use appropriate controls to manage this cloud environment.   To view the article from the CISO COMPASS Book that sparked this interview, please visit: https://securityweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/CISOCOMPASS_Jim_Reavis_Article.pdf   Reavis, J. 2019. Building a Bridge to the Future with Cloud Controls Matrix. In CISO COMPASS: Navigating Cybersecurity Leadership Challenges with Insights from Pioneers, 1st Ed, pg 243. Fitzgerald, T. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Fl. www.amazon.com/author/toddfitzgerald https://cloudsecurityalliance.org/ https://cloudsecurityalliance.org/education/ccak/ https://cloudsecurityalliance.org/research/cloud-controls-matrix/   Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/csp18 This segment is sponsored by Cybereason. Visit https://www.cybereason.com/cisostories to learn more about them!   Visit https://securityweekly.com/csp for all the latest episodes! Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/cyberleaders Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cybersecuritycollaborative/

We have limited investment dollars and therefore must ensure we are protecting the right assets. The practical side of determining “what” needs to be protected and “how” is a convoluted maze of academics, taxonomies, frameworks, and inconsistent approaches. Here we discuss 5 critical elements to make a difference by developing and effective Critical Asset Protection Program (CAPP).   To view the article from the CISO COMPASS Book that sparked this interview, please visit: https://securityweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/CISOCOMPASS_RolandCloutier_Article.pdf   Cloutier, R. 2019. Critical Cyber Asset Protection Planning—Learning Concepts and Operational Imperatives for Protecting What Needs to be Protected. In CISO COMPASS: Navigating Cybersecurity Leadership Challenges with Insights from Pioneers, 1st Ed, pgs 148-150. Fitzgerald, T. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Fl. www.amazon.com/author/toddfitzgerald   Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/csp17 This segment is sponsored by Cybereason. Visit https://www.cybereason.com/cisostories to learn more about them!   Visit https://securityweekly.com/csp for all the latest episodes! Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/cyberleaders Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cybersecuritycollaborative/

Will Lin, founding team member at ForgePoint Capital and co-creator of the CISO community Security Tinkerers, discusses his passion for technology and how it led him to a career helping security companies launch, as well as his work supporting CISOs through collaboration and knowledge sharing.   Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/csp16 This segment is sponsored by Cybereason. Visit https://www.cybereason.com/cisostories to learn more about them!   Visit https://securityweekly.com/csp for all the latest episodes! Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/cyberleaders Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cybersecuritycollaborative/

Healthcare security today is much more complex with integrated clinical systems and connected community networks. No longer are the medical records stored with a single provider. Join this podcast to learn how one Healthcare CISO is forging relationships and having the appropriate risk-based discussions at the right levels to address the challenge.    To view the article from the CISO COMPASS Book that sparked this interview, please visit: https://securityweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/CISOCOMPASS_Erik_Decker_Article.pdf   Decker, E. 2019. Healthcare Cybersecurity. In CISO COMPASS: Navigating Cybersecurity Leadership Challenges with Insights from Pioneers, 1st Ed, pg 106. Fitzgerald, T. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Fl. www.amazon.com/author/toddfitzgerald   Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/csp15 This segment is sponsored by Cybereason. Visit https://www.cybereason.com/cisostories to learn more about them!   Visit https://securityweekly.com/csp for all the latest episodes! Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/cyberleaders Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cybersecuritycollaborative/

All disciplines need to be able to demonstrate added value and track the ability to improve upon the current practices. The board, technical management, auditors, and engineers may each need a different view of the security initiatives performed. Join this podcast to how different metrics can be applied to different groups so each can improve their performance over time. To view the article from the CISO COMPASS Book that sparked this interview, please visit: https://securityweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/CISOCOMPASS_Edward_Marchewka_Article.pdf Marchewka, E. 2019. Security Metrics to Measure Program Effectiveness. In CISO COMPASS: Navigating Cybersecurity Leadership Challenges with Insights from Pioneers, 1st Ed, pg 167. Fitzgerald, T. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Fl. www.amazon.com/author/toddfitzgerald   Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/csp14 This segment is sponsored by Cybereason. Visit https://www.cybereason.com/cisostories to learn more about them!   Visit https://securityweekly.com/csp for all the latest episodes! Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/cyberleaders Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cybersecuritycollaborative/

Tatu Ylönen, SSH founder and inventor of Secure Shell, discusses the genesis for the protocol and his keen interest in the application of technological solutions to fundamental cybersecurity challenges...   Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/csp13 This segment is sponsored by Cybereason. Visit https://www.cybereason.com/cisostories to learn more about them!   Visit https://securityweekly.com/csp for all the latest episodes! Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/cyberleaders Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cybersecuritycollaborative/

Hopefully you won’t have to hire a lawyer to defend yourself against a government regulator. What happens when the Federal Trade Commission or other powerful body accuses your company of wrongdoing which you do not feel you were responsible for? Join this podcast and hear how the owner of a small company decided to take on the FTC and how he went about choosing a lawyer. The answers will surprise you and provide some useful tips for choosing a lawyer.   Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/csp12 To view the article from the CISO COMPASS Book that sparked this interview, please visit: https://securityweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/CISOSTORIES_MichaelJDaugherty_CCExtract.pdf Daugherty, M. 2019. Finding the Right Lawyer to Defend Your Company. In CISO COMPASS: Navigating Cybersecurity Leadership Challenges with Insights from Pioneers, 1st Ed, pg 337. Fitzgerald, T. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Fl. www.amazon.com/author/toddfitzgerald   This segment is sponsored by Cybereason. Visit https://www.cybereason.com/cisostories to learn more about them!   Visit https://securityweekly.com/csp for all the latest episodes! Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/cyberleaders Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cybersecuritycollaborative/  

Never in history has the cyber defender had access to so many technologies and tools to defend our companies. This has created the “Fog of More”, making the choices difficult to manage. Join the former 35-year NSA software vulnerability analyst and executive manager, and innovator of community-based controls sharing, as he discusses how the CIS controls can be used effectively to manage our environments.   To view the article from the CISO COMPASS Book that sparked this interview, please visit: https://securityweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/CISOSTORIES_TonySager_CCExtract.pdf   Sager, T.. 2019. Jumpstarting Controls Prioritization Within a Control Framework. In CISO COMPASS: Navigating Cybersecurity Leadership Challenges with Insights from Pioneers, 1st Ed, pg 246. Fitzgerald, T. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Fl. www.amazon.com/author/toddfitzgerald   Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/csp11 This segment is sponsored by Cybereason. Visit https://www.cybereason.com/cisostories to learn more about them!   Visit https://securityweekly.com/csp for all the latest episodes! Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/cyberleaders Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cybersecuritycollaborative/

Petri Kuivala, CISO at NXP Semiconductors, recounts his journey from municipal police officer to cybercrimes unit investigator to Chief Information Security Officer during the early days when security was largely an afterthought.   Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/csp10 This segment is sponsored by Cybereason. Visit https://www.cybereason.com/cisostories to learn more about them!   Visit https://securityweekly.com/csp for all the latest episodes! Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/cyberleaders Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cybersecuritycollaborative/

The information and cybersecurity industry have no shortage of regulations and many organizations run down the listing of requirements, load them into an excel spreadsheet to demonstrate compliance. Is compliance the same as security? Join this podcast for an analogy of why compliance is not security and how we can change our organization’s orientation to increasing security.   To view the article from the CISO COMPASS Book that sparked this interview, please visit: https://securityweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/CISOSTORIES_LeeParrish_CCExtract.pdf   Parrish, L. 2019. The Colonoscopy of Cybersecurity. In CISO COMPASS: Navigating Cybersecurity Leadership Challenges with Insights from Pioneers, 1st Ed, pg 15. Fitzgerald, T. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Fl. www.amazon.com/author/toddfitzgerald   Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/csp9 This segment is sponsored by Cybereason. Visit https://www.cybereason.com/cisostories to learn more about them!   Visit https://securityweekly.com/csp for all the latest episodes! Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/cyberleaders Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cybersecuritycollaborative/

Mauro Israel, CISO at ORPEA Group, discusses his colorful background and how he - like so many others in the security field - came to discover his true calling late in life but was able to apply his wide range of knowledge and experience to the role of CISO in the healthcare field.   Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/csp8 This segment is sponsored by Cybereason. Visit https://www.cybereason.com/cisostories to learn more about them!   Visit https://securityweekly.com/csp for all the latest episodes! Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/cyberleaders Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cybersecuritycollaborative/

Information security departments are often challenged to come up with “ROI” or Return on Investment for the information security initiatives. Why should the information security department be any different? Join this podcast and learn why calculating an ROI may not be necessary and how reducing risk has different considerations.   To view the article from the CISO COMPASS Book that sparked this interview, please visit: https://securityweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/CISOCOMPASS_PaulHypki.pdf   Hypki, P. 2019. Where’s the ROI? In CISO COMPASS: Navigating Cybersecurity Leadership Challenges with Insights from Pioneers, 1st Ed, pg 83. Fitzgerald, T. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Fl. www.amazon.com/author/toddfitzgerald   This segment is sponsored by Cybereason. Visit https://www.cybereason.com/cisostories to learn more about them!   Visit https://securityweekly.com/csp for all the latest episodes! Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/cyberleaders Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cybersecuritycollaborative/

The CISO role in some organizations is relatively new. The CISO role has actually evolved over the past 25 years since Citibank named the first CISO. Join this podcast to learn how Steve navigated the early days of security and the changes in the role today.   To view the article from the CISO COMPASS Book that sparked this interview, please visit: https://securityweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/CISOSTORIES_SteveKatz_CCExtract.pdf   Katz, S. 2019. Interview with the First CISO. In CISO COMPASS: Navigating Cybersecurity Leadership Challenges with Insights from Pioneers, 1st Ed, pg 8. Fitzgerald, T. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Fl. www.amazon.com/author/toddfitzgerald   This segment is sponsored by Cybereason. Visit https://www.cybereason.com/cisostories to learn more about them!   Visit https://securityweekly.com/csp for all the latest episodes! Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/cyberleaders Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cybersecuritycollaborative/

Bob Bigman, former CISO for the CIA, simplifies the conversation by slaughtering some of the industry's most sacred cows like risk tolerance as a key driver for security programs...   Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/csp5 This segment is sponsored by Cybereason. Visit https://www.cybereason.com/cisostories to learn more about them!   Visit https://securityweekly.com/csp for all the latest episodes! Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/cyberleaders Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cybersecuritycollaborative/