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What Should We Stop Doing in Cybersecurity? Jan 27, 2022

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Security professionals are drowning in activities. Not all of them can be valuable. What should security professionals stop doing be to get back some time?

Check out this post for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week's episode co-hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and Steve Zalewski. Our guest is Jim Rutt, CISO, Dana Foundation.

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In this episode:

What tool or process should we stop doing to stop wasting time?
Are "third-party risk reviews" useful at all?
Can we smooth out the sales cycle?
Are users to blame, or are they the victims?

DDoS Solutions Jan 20, 2022

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How seamless are Distributed Denial of Service or DDoS solutions today? If you get a denial of service attack, how quickly can these solutions snap into action with no manual response by the user?

Check out this post for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week's episode co-hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and Geoff Belknap (@geoffbelknap), CISO, LinkedIn. Our guest is Alastair Cooke (@demitasenz), analyst, GigaOm.

Huge thanks to our podcast sponsor, MazeBolt

In this episode:

Where should a DDoS solution reside?
What vital elements should go into a DDoS solution?
Do we need more automation and intelligence in these solutions?
How involved should the customer be with their DDoS solution?

Making Cybersecurity Faster and More Responsive Jan 13, 2022

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Knowing is only one-third the battle. Another third is responding. And the last third is responding quickly. It's not enough to just have the first two thirds. We need to be faster, but how?

Thanks to our podcast sponsor, Eclypsium

Eclypsium is the enterprise firmware security company. Our comprehensive, cloud-based platform identifies, verifies, and fortifies firmware and hardware in laptops, servers, network gear and devices. The Eclypsium platform secures against persistent and stealthy firmware attacks, provides continuous device integrity, delivers firmware patching at scale, and prevents ransomware and malicious implants.

In this episode:

What can we do as a pragmatic first step to make our cybersecurity teams quicker and more responsive?
Would continuous authorization and real time emergency messaging help?
Should we improve test automation?
What about people - better teaching & work conditions?

Promises of Automation Jan 06, 2022

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Automation was supposed to make cybersecurity professionals' lives simpler. And it was supposed to solve the talent shortage. Has any of that actually happened?

Thanks to our podcast sponsor, deepwatch

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In this episode:

Should we be disappointed with what automation has actually delivered?
Is it a tools vs people thing?
Should we be better at assessing the impact of automation?
Should we change the way we hire to help with automation?

When Social Engineering Bypasses Our Cyber Tools Dec 16, 2021

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Check out this post for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week's episode co-hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and Geoff Belknap (@geoffbelknap), CISO, LinkedIn. Our sponsored guest is Josh Yavor (@schwascore), CISO, Tessian.

Thanks to our podcast sponsor, Tessian

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In this episode:

What do you do for the attacks your rule sets can't catch?
Would it help if we eliminated email systems as the standard b2b toolset for communications?
Are there any better ways to handle spearphishing?
Are you ready to add BCC - Business communications compromise to your threat list?

How Can We Simplify Security? Dec 09, 2021

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Why is cybersecurity becoming so complex? What is one thing we can do, even if it's small, to head us off in the right direction of simplicity?

Thanks to our podcast sponsor, Eclypsium

In this episode:

Is cybersecurity becoming too complex?
Should we change the way we talk about security to management?
Maybe it's time to reframe the argument?

Convergence of Physical and Digital Security Dec 02, 2021

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Security convergence is the melding of all security functions from physical to digital and personal to business. The concept has been around for 17 years yet organizations are still very slow to adopt. A company's overall digital convergence appears to be happening at a faster rate than security convergence.

Check out this post for the basis for our conversation on this week's episode which features me, David Spark (@dspark), producer of CISO Series, co-host Geoff Belknap (@geoffbelknap), CISO, LinkedIn, and our guest is Anne Marie Zettlemoyer (@solvingcyber), business security officer, vp, security engineering, MasterCard.

Thanks to our podcast sponsor, Tessian

Why are we still holding back on security convergence?
Is it a matter of "if" or "when"?
What happens when physical and info security are run by different departments?
How can we measure the risks?

How Do You Measure Cybersecurity Success? Nov 18, 2021

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In most jobs there's often a clear indicator if you're doing a good job. In security, specifically security leadership, it's not so easy to tell. "Nothing happening" is not an effective measurement. So how should security performance be graded?

Check out this post for the basis for our conversation on this week's episode which features me, David Spark (@dspark), producer of CISO Series, co-host Geoff Belknap (@geoffbelknap), CISO, LinkedIn, and our guest is Deneen DeFiore (@deneendefiore), CISO, United Airlines.

Thanks to our podcast sponsor, Tessian

In this episode:

How should security performance be graded?
Is "keeping it simple" the best option?
What's the best measurement option?

How Do We Turn Tables Against Adversaries? Nov 11, 2021

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If we're going to turn the tables against our adversaries, everything from our attitude to our action needs to change to a format where attacks and breaches are not normalized, and we know the what and how to respond to it quickly.

Check out this post for the basis for our conversation on this week's episode which features me, David Spark (@dspark), producer of CISO Series, co-host Geoff Belknap (@geoffbelknap), CISO, LinkedIn, and our sponsored guest Scott Scheferman (@transhackerism), principal strategist, Eclypsium.

Thanks to our podcast sponsor, Eclypsium

Moving from a reactive to a proactive attitude
Accelerating teams' ability to respond before damage happens
Stopping marketing informing your strategy
Patching "fast enough to matter"

Ageism in Cybersecurity Nov 04, 2021

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Is it too much experience? Is it that they're difficult to work with? Do they want too much money? Will they not be motivated? Are cyber professionals over the age of 40 being discriminated in hiring practices?

Thanks to our podcast sponsor, Qualys

Qualys is a pioneer and leading provider of cloud-based security and compliance solutions.

In this episode:

Are cyber professionals over the age of 40 being discriminated in hiring practices?
Is "older experience" a threat to younger managers?
Do older professionals have too much attitude?
What other work options exist for the 40+ expert?

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