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Ep. 92 - Kurt John, CSO at Siemens Oct 07, 2020

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Kurt John CSO at Siemens joins the podcast this week to discuss how he went from a Pen Tester in 2010 to leading a security team in 2020 as CSO. Kurt shares insight into how he transformed his knowledge of security to push for growth in his career.

Kurt brings up and discusses:

Cyber Norms
Charter of Trust
Collaboration between business & Security

And much more…

Kurt’s Bio:

As Chief Cybersecurity Officer, Kurt John is responsible for overseeing strategy and operations in the enterprise’s largest market globally, consisting of over $23B in revenue. Specifically, in this role he oversees the coordination of cybersecurity for Siemens’ products, solutions, services, and infrastructure utilized to deliver value to Siemens USA’s customers.

Beyond the parameters of his US role within Siemens, Kurt also serves as a member of the Siemens Cybersecurity Board (CSB), where he works alongside international colleagues to set strategy, address global challenges and evaluate actions focusing on securing new opportunities in areas pertaining to cybersecurity. Kurt has also recently been appointed to Governor Northam’s Virginia Innovation Partnership Authority as a member of the Board of Directors where he contributes to the continued economic and technological development of the Commonwealth of Virginia. He is also a member of the Virginia Chamber of Commerce's Innovation & Technology executive committee.

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Ep. 91 - Scott Sikes, Former CISO at BBVA Sep 24, 2020

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Scott Sikes, Former CISO at BBVA joins me for an amazing podcast where we dig into critical thinking, relationship skills and changing the I to we mindset in security. Scott’s digs into how he established the Vulnerability management program across the enterprise and addressing the blocking and tackling needed to run a successful security program.

We also discuss:

Integrity

3rd party management

Business Processes

AI and Cloud and much more

Scott’s Bio:

Technology professional with over 28 years of experience. Extensive knowledge in design, implementation, and management of systems architecture. Strong leadership and interpersonal skills developed in technical leads for large-scale projects and diversified consulting proposals. Manager of technical resources in a diverse and complicated environment for over 18 years.

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A Special Message for 9/11 Sep 10, 2020

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This week, I am sharing an episode from The CyberHub Podcast, Daily practitioner Brief and I can discuss 9/11. We will be back next week with new CISO Talk episodes.

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Ep. 90 - Ross Young, CISO at Caterpillar Financial Services Sep 03, 2020

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Ross Young, CISO at Caterpillar Financial Services joins the show this week to discuss his path to become a CISO, how he builds evaluates and manages his talent, how working from home has advantages and disadvantages for security planning. Ross shares his favorite cybersecurity project to work on and so much more…

Ross’s Bio:

Transformational leader with experience managing and protecting IT and cyber organizations during digital and cloud transformations. Proven Experience in: Enabling and Safeguarding the Business: Product Security, Secure DevOps, Cloud Computing, Mergers and Acquisitions -Led two organizations through Cloud Adoption (AWS) and the implementation of DevSecOps pipelines Risk Management: Risk Frameworks, Risk Assessment Methodologies, Business Impact Analysis, Risk Analysis and Quantification, Vulnerability Management, and Vendor Risk Management -Improved Vulnerability Management Programs by improving the identification of vulnerabilities, reducing false positives, and demonstrating impact of cyber vulnerabilities to business objectives Cyber Governance: Strategy, Compliance, Security Training, and IT Portfolio Management -Assisted Capital One meet ISO 27000 compliance prior to selling software to commercial entities

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Ep. 89 - Reza Salari, BISO at Pacific Life Re Aug 27, 2020

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Reza Salari, BISO at Pacific Life RE joins host James Azar this week on CISO Talk to give us insight into how BISO/CISO are working together to address the cyber challenges, what it takes to work across the entire enterprise as a BISO and how Third Party risk is evolving and how he evaluates vendors, customers and more…

Reza’s Bio:

Highly credentialed, multidisciplinary Cyber Security Leader with proven success leading teams to build, secure and defend networks, systems and products globally.

Quickly grasps the heart of business concerns and issues and links strategic and operational plans in cooperation with peer, stakeholders, and key personnel from the Senior Management team.

Dedicated to meeting business needs with operations focused solutions — balances the right level of compliance to protect from intrusion, corruption, and loss with the right balanced controls for smooth operations. Exceptional communication skills create strong relationships with customers, internal staff, and management teams.

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Ep. 88 - Mark Willis CISO at Bluescape Aug 21, 2020

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Mark Willis, CISO at Bluescape joins us this week to discuss Devops and how a new CISO can excel in a software startup in Silicone Valley. Mark shares about his background as a US counter Intel officer, his legal degree and how it all meshed together to help him become an effective CISO.

Mark’s Bio:

Extensive experience leading International Application Security Programs, Mergers, Acquisitions and Integration, IT Project Management, Enterprise IT Security, Third Party Risk Governance, DevSecOps, Incident Response, Legal Contract Review, Situational Awareness, ISO 27001 ISMS Program as well as Creating and Hosting 2 Cyber Security Radio Shows, Information Security, Intelligence, and Technology with a Doctor of Law focused in Intellectual Property Law, Contract Law, and Trial Advocacy from George Mason School of Law.

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Ep. 87 - George Finney CSO at SMU Aug 13, 2020

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George Finney is the CSO of SMU (Southern Methodist University) and the author of WellAware Master the Nine cybersecurity Habits to protect your future. George shares the years he spent researching his book, his leadership style as CSO and shares some insights on the book and we review several of the 9 habits with a unique insight into George’s latest read, movie and so much more

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Ep.86 - Jesus "Laz" Montano - CISO & Board Advisor Jul 30, 2020

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This week Laz Montano former CISO at MassMutual, Voya and Citi joins James to discuss how boards evaluate CISO’s, should fraud go under the CISO’s umbrella and what tips does Laz have for CISO when they start a new role and don’t miss the CISO insight round and learn a few fun things about Laz.

Mary Lou Heastings Fundraiser – Please click this link to donate https://www.gofundme.com/f/mary-lou039s-miracle

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Ep. 85 Maria S Thompson CISO/CRO State of North Carolina Jul 17, 2020

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Maria Thompson CISO/CRO for the great State of North Carolina joined host James Azar to discuss how cyber leadership is evolving during the Covid19 crisis and how she uses her experience from the Marine Corp to become a leading CISO. This episode highlights team building, cyber security technology and how CISO are evolving now

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Ep. 84 - NIkk Gilbert CISO at Cherokee Nation Businesses Jul 01, 2020

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Nikk Gilbert CISO at Cherokee Nation Businesses joined host James Azar for a great podcast on how his military career sparked his interest in Cybersecurity and how he hires and builds his team, how to successfully build a security program within organizations and what qualities really matter for cybersecurity professionals, Subscribe and tune in

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