

CISO Stories Podcast (Audio)
Jessica Hoffman
SC Media and BlinkOps are proud to present this month's CISO Stories program, where CISOs share tales from the trenches and unpack leadership lessons learned along the way. Hosted by Jessica Hoffman.
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Nov 16, 2021 • 23min
Which Approach Wins: Compliance or Risk? - Mark Burnette - CSP #44
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/
Nov 9, 2021 • 31min
Who Is Your SOC Really For? - Ricardo Lafosse - CSP #43
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/

Nov 2, 2021 • 26min
Do You Know where Your Data Is? - William Miaoulis - CSP #42
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/

Oct 26, 2021 • 23min
The Nexus of Security, Privacy and Trust - Allison Miller - CSP #41
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/

Oct 19, 2021 • 30min
5 Pitfalls Issuing Information Security & Privacy Policies - Charles Cresson Wood - CSP #40
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/

Oct 12, 2021 • 23min
45 Minutes and 10,000 Servers Encrypted (NotPetya) - Todd Inskeep - CSP #39
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/

Oct 5, 2021 • 24min
Security Awareness That Works! - Steven Lentz - CSP #38
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/

Sep 28, 2021 • 23min
Extending Detection and Response to the Cloud - Kathy Wang - CSP #37
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/

Sep 21, 2021 • 24min
Security from Scratch: Incident Response on a Shoestring Budget - Sam Monasteri - CSP #36
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/

Sep 14, 2021 • 24min
Fiscally Responsible Ways to Train/Build Community - Kevin Novak - CSP #35
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/


