Ross Young

Ross Young, a 20-year cybersecurity veteran with experience at the CIA and Capital One, shares his expertise on optimizing security budgets. He emphasizes that throwing money at tools can dilute effectiveness and stresses prioritizing risk reduction over compliance. Ross advocates for zero-based budgeting and highlights the importance of calculating total cost of ownership. He also critiques traditional cyber risk quantification methods and stresses the need to present budget requests in financial terms that showcase ROI. His insights promise to transform how CISOs approach their spending.