Adam Glick

This month, Chris Hadnagy and Ryan MacDougall are joined by Adam Glick. Adam is currently the Chief Information Security Officer for SimpliSafe in Boston, MA. In this position and his previous jobs, Adam has had the responsibility of managing all matters pertaining to information security, risk, policy, and procedures. Adam is currently an adjunct professor at Boston College in the cybersecurity policy & governance program, and an adjunct professor of IT in the MBA program at the School of Business at Providence College. Outside of the office, he is a car and technology enthusiast along with an avid reader, hiker, cyclist, and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner.   [May 16, 2022]  00:00 – Intro  00:56 – 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/  02:52 – Adam Glick Intro  04:05 – How did you get started in Information Security?  05:10 – Applying a background in teaching to InfoSec  06:37 – Developing security programs for different environments  08:14 – Getting people to think about security  09:32 – Microtraining: Updating the way that we train for security  12:10 – The importance of security in our Professional and Personal lives  14:28 – Customizing security training for large companies  15:29 – Approaching security from a Top-Down perspective  17:20 – Getting top management to support security training  20:55 – Action steps for companies to focus on  Cyber Hygiene  Risk Based Methodology  23:22 – How can companies assess their own risk?  26:55 – Internal interviews to build security protocols  28:47 – Jiu Jitsu Security???  29:58 – How to contact Adam online  LinkedIn: in/glickadam/  31:19 – Who are your greatest mentors?  Donald Schattle  David Sherry  Walt Czerminski  33:17 – Book Recommendations  Good to Great – James C Collins  The Hobbit / Lord of the Rings series – J.R.R. Tolkien  The Witcher Saga – Andrzej Sapkowski  36:33 – Wrap Up   37:32 – Outro  www.social-engineer.com  www.innocentlivesfoundation.org 

Adam Glick, CISO, PSG, discusses successful vendor outreach to CISOs, the negative impact of spamming, building trust in vendor relationships, understanding the role of a CISO, and emphasizing the importance of forming connections and building trust in the cybersecurity industry.