Navigating the Path as a CISO: Hiring Strategies and Future Insights

Today on the Social-Engineer Podcast: The Security Awareness Series, Chris is joined by David Holtzman. David has been the CTO for Network Solutions, Chief Scientist at IBM, CTO & Cybersecurity advisor to 2 presidential candidates, and a former intelligence agent. David is now advising on web3 and blockchain. [Jan 20, 2025]

00:00 - Intro

00:18 - Intro Links:

-          Social-Engineer.com - http://www.social-engineer.com/

-          Managed Voice Phishing - https://www.social-engineer.com/services/vishing-service/

-          Managed Email Phishing - https://www.social-engineer.com/services/se-phishing-service/

-          Adversarial Simulations - https://www.social-engineer.com/services/social-engineering-penetration-test/

-          Social-Engineer channel on SLACK - https://social-engineering-hq.slack.com/ssb

-          CLUTCH - http://www.pro-rock.com/

-          innocentlivesfoundation.org - http://www.innocentlivesfoundation.org/                                               

02:01 - David Holtzman Intro

02:30 - The Ever-Changing Threat Landscape

05:35 - Insecure Software

08:57 - Not All CISO's are Equal

12:05 - Making a Good CISO

15:33 - It's About People

17:34 - Lack of Accountability

21:28 - Rise of the AI

26:31 - The Approach of Web3

29:23 - The Blockchain Fix (For Now)

32:39 - Stuck in the Cloud

36:34 - Find David Holtzman online

-          Website: davidholtzman.com

36:55 - Book Recommendations

-          Crossing the Chasm - Geoffrey Moore

-          How to Survive Identity Theft – David Holtzman

-          Privacy Lost - David Holtzman

38:46 - Mentors

-          Steve Jobs

-          John Perry Barlow

42:16 - Wrap Up & Outro

-          www.social-engineer.com

-          www.innocentlivesfoundation.org