Ep 88: From Prosecutor to Security Leader – Joe Sullivan (ex-CSO: Uber, Facebook, Cloudflare)

How do you make the transition from federal prosecutor to security leader? Help secure some of the world's largest technology companies? And build yourself back up after being convicted by a federal jury for your company's handling of a data breach?

Join Joe Sullivan, CEO of Joe Sullivan Security and the non-profit Ukraine Friends, as he reflects on the trial and sentencing he endured for a data breach at Uber to interpret the manifold challenges the chief security officers face each day.

Listen as Joe shares his journey from the first full-time cyber federal prosecutor in the country to legal and security leader at eBay, Paypal, Facebook, Uber, and Cloudflare, why lawyers need to work closely with security teams, the relationship between security and privacy, and much more.

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Topics
Introduction: 0:00
Becoming the CEO of Ukraine Friends: 2:43
Getting a start in cyber: 13:55
Transitioning from tech-savvy prosecutor to trust and safety at eBay and Paypal: 17:18
Taking on security at Facebook: 22:20
The challenges that face chief security officers: 24:03
How legal teams and security can work better together: 26:23
The difference between a chief security officer and a CISO: 30:03
Navigating the fallout of the data breach at Uber: 32:02
Working at Cloudflare during the Uber trial: 37:21
Building a private security practice: 38:28
Joe’s biggest learnings from the trial: 44:01
Rapid-fire questions: 46:08

Connect with us:
Joe Sullivan - https://www.linkedin.com/in/joesu11ivan/
Tyler Finn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tylerhfinn
SpotDraft - https://www.linkedin.com/company/spotdraft

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