Steve Winterfeld

Guests Steve Winterfeld and Ted Wagner discuss the SEC's fraud charges against SolarWinds CISO post-cyber espionage, highlighting material cybersecurity risks and the role of a CSO in a company. The podcast delves into the complexities of the SolarWinds breach by Russian SVR, critiquing the SEC's amended complaint and mandate on disclosure.

Rohit Dhamankar, Fortra's VP of Product Strategy, and Steve Winterfeld, Akamai's Advisory CISO, join Rick Howard to discuss CISO initiatives, including vendor consolidation and attack surface management. They explore the challenges of security orchestration, the shift to cloud-based platforms, and the potential of AI and ML in cybersecurity. The chapter also highlights the complexity of security environments and the importance of culture, vendor selection, and automation in addressing these challenges.

Steve Winterfeld from Akamai discusses emerging threats in the financial services sector, including DDoS attacks and protecting data. Other topics highlighted in the podcast include OpenAI's turmoil, a crypto firm's API attack, a phishing campaign, and a data breach at Idaho National Laboratory.