Business Security Weekly (Audio)

This week, it's time for Security Money. Of course Okta should be in the Security Weekly 25 Index, Duh! Here are all the companies that now comprise the index: SCWX Secureworks Corp PANW Palo Alto Networks Inc CHKP Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. RBRK Rubrik Inc GEN Gen Digital Inc FTNT Fortinet Inc AKAM Akamai Technologies, Inc. FFIV F5 Inc ZS Zscaler Inc OSPN Onespan Inc LDOS Leidos Holdings Inc QLYS Qualys Inc VRNT Verint Systems Inc. CYBR Cyberark Software Ltd TENB Tenable Holdings Inc OKTA Okta Inc S SentinelOne Inc NET Cloudflare Inc CRWD Crowdstrike Holdings Inc NTCT NetScout Systems, Inc. VRNS Varonis Systems Inc RPD Rapid7 Inc FSLY Fastly Inc RDWR Radware Ltd ATEN A10 Networks Inc In the leadership and communications segment, Should the CISO Role Be Split?, CISO's tips for building a culture of cybersecurity, Personal Leadership and Cyber Risk — Top 3 Traits that Deliver Enterprise Level Results, and more! Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/bsw for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/bsw-374

Check out this episode from the BSW Vault, hand picked by main host Matt Alderman! This segment was originally published on Jan 24, 2023. Richard Seiersen and our guest, Doug Hubbard, are finishing the second edition of How to Measure Anything in Cybersecurity Risk. Doug is here to share the success of the first edition and preview the second edition. With more insights, the second edition will share more more research data, free tools, and new concepts like FrankenSME. If you're a risk management professional or want to learn more about risk management, don't miss this interview. Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/vault-bsw-14

The Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Act was a watershed moment in corporate governance, fundamentally altering how companies approached financial reporting and internal operational controls. By holding executives personally accountable for the accuracy of financial reports, SOX restored investor confidence in the wake of corporate malfeasance. The SEC's new cybersecurity rule represents a similar pursuit to restore investor confidence — this time for the digital age, centered on integrating cybersecurity into overall risk management. Padraic O'Reilly, Founder and Chief Innovation Officer at CyberSaint, joins Business Security Weekly to discuss the similarities between SOX and SEC's Cyber Rule. The SEC's cybersecurity rule introduced several vital requirements that build on the principles established by SOX, including: Companies must report material cybersecurity incidents on Form 8-K, ensuring timely and transparent disclosure to investors. Companies must provide regular updates on their cybersecurity risk management policies, the role of management in implementing these policies and the board's oversight of cybersecurity risks. The rule encourages companies to disclose the cybersecurity expertise of their board members, highlighting the importance of informed oversight in managing cyber risks. The rule requires cybersecurity disclosures to be presented in Inline Extensible Business Reporting Language, or Inline XBRL, ensuring consistency and comparability across filings. This segment is sponsored by CyberSaint . Visit https://securityweekly.com/cybersaint to learn more about them! In the leadership and communications segment, Insurance Firm Introduces Liability Coverage for CISOs, How to Navigate a Leadership Transition, Has the Cybersecurity Workforce Peaked? and more! Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/bsw for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/bsw-373

Stress in cybersecurity is an industrywide problem. The CISO role is one of the most stressful in any organization. And the stress levels are at an all time high, leading to a mental health crisis. How should CISOs cope with this stress and improve their mental health? Ram Movva, CEO & Founder at Securin, joins Business Security Weekly to discuss the CISO challenges leading to this increased stress and how to cope. Ram will discuss how networking, peer groups, and trusted partners can help CISOs deal with stress and improve their overall mental health. In the leadership and communications segment, Managing Cybersecurity Stress: A Deep Dive into the 93% CISO Burnout Rate, How to Win at Cyber by Influencing People, Boost Your Team’s Productivity by Hiring Force Multiplier, and more! Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/bsw for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/bsw-372

Merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in finally starting to pick up. Although the allure of financial gains and market expansion drives these deals, the digital age demands a rigorous assessment of cybersecurity risks accompanying such mergers. Unanticipated cyber issues, like dormant malware or inconsistent access controls, can transform an ideal transaction into a costly headache for the acquiring company post-merger. So how do you assess the potential cyber risks of the transaction? Craig Davies, Chief Information Security Officer at Gathid, joins Business Security Weekly to review the five crucial cyber questions to ask before finalizing any deal. If you're in a merger or acquisition, or plan to merge or acquire another company, don't miss this episode. In the leadership and communications segment, How to Find the Right CISO, New Security Leadership Style Needed for Stressed Workers, Combatting Human Error: How To Safeguard Your Business Against Costly Data Breaches, and more! Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/bsw for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/bsw-371

In the leadership and communications segment, The CISO Mindset: A Strategic Guide for Aspiring CEOs and The Board Members, The Top Strategy to Earn More Respect at Work: A Leadership Expert’s Proven Method, The Problem with Mandating Office Presence Without Purpose, and more! Identity continues to be one of the most used attack vectors by cybercriminals. From phishing to credential stuffing to password spraying – threat actors are finding new ways to infiltrate systems and cause costly problems to companies. David Bradbury, Chief Security Officer at Okta, joins Security Weekly's Mandy Logan to discuss today's threat landscape, what he’s seeing across Okta and our customers and what security leaders need to know about identity threats to stay one step ahead of threat actors today. Segment Resources: https://www.okta.com/oktane/ https://www.okta.com/press-room/press-releases/okta-openid-foundation-tech-firms-tackle-todays-biggest-cybersecurity/ Though 75% of cybersecurity professionals say the threat landscape today is the most challenging they’ve seen in the last five years, cutbacks on the cybersecurity workforce and widening skills gaps are creating challenges for the industry. It is becoming harder to find people with the right skills to meet growing and evolving needs. Erin Baudo Felter, Vice President, Social Impact & Sustainability at Okta, joins Security Weekly's Mandy Logan to discuss the widening cybersecurity skills gap and the initiatives Okta has in place to help companies develop, recruit and retain talent within the cybersecurity workforce. Segment Resources: https://www.okta.com/oktane/ This segment is sponsored by Oktane, to view all of the CyberRisk TV coverage from Oktane visit https://securityweekly.com/oktane. Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/bsw for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/bsw-370

Getting C-Suite execs aligned on cyber resilience and cybersecurity can be a challenge. LevelBlue's recent Futures™️ report sought to uncover the barriers that prevent companies from achieving cyber resilience in the enterprise today. The report not only surveyed C-Suite execs (CIOs, CTOs, and CISOs), but non-C-Suite leaders from engineering and architecture roles as well. Segment Resources: LevelBlue Finds CISOs Challenged Most by Cybersecurity Tradeoffs, AI Implementation Pressures, and Reactive Budgets Compared to C-Suite Peers - Report Summary and Press Release Executive Accelerator: C-Suite Cyber Resilience Responsibilities Report This segment is sponsored by LevelBlue. Visit https://securityweekly.com/levelblue to learn more about them! In the leadership and communications section, Joe Sullivan: CEOs must be held accountable for security too, More tech chiefs have success measured by profitability, cost management, Is Your Career Heading in the Right Direction?, and more. Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/bsw for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/bsw-369

Join Jeff Pollard, Vice President and Principal Analyst at Forrester Research, as he shares insights on navigating budget planning for security and risk in 2025. He discusses critical investment areas like software supply chain security and emphasizes the need for a risk-based approach to human risk management. The chat also touches on the importance of integrating security practices into overall business strategy, evolving pricing models for flexibility, and fostering a security-conscious culture amidst budget constraints. Dive into actionable strategies to enhance cyber resilience!

Does the CISO need to act like a politician? Negotiating budgets, communicating risks, and selling your strategy across the organization does sound a little like a politician. And if that's the case, are you hiring the right campaign staff? Kush Sharma, former CISO for CPR, City of Toronto, and Saputo, joins Business Security Weekly to discuss why you should run your security program like an election campaign. Kush will discuss the other positions you need to hire, not just the technical positions, to help you budget, communicate, and sell your strategy. A politician can't do it all by themself, so why should a CISO? In the leadership and communications segment, PwC Urges Boards to Give CISOs a Seat at the Table, CISO Salary Surge: Fewer Job Changes, Bigger Paychecks for Experienced Cybersecurity Leaders, Fostering a cybersecurity-first culture: Key leadership insights for building resilient businesses, and more! Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/bsw for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/bsw-367

The zero-trust security model has been billed as an ultra-safe defense against emerging, unrecognized and well-known threats. Unlike perimeter security, it doesn't assume people inside an organization are automatically safe. Instead, it requires every user and device -- inside and out -- to be authorized before any access is granted. Sounds enticing, but deployments require major architectural, hardware, and software changes to be successful. Rob Allen, Chief Performance Officer at ThreatLocker, joins Business Security Weekly to discuss how their Zero Trust Endpoint Protection Platform can start to help you attain Zero Trust from your endpoints by: Blocking Untrusted Software, Ringfencing™ Applications, and Dynamically Controlling Network Traffic This segment is sponsored by ThreatLocker. Visit https://securityweekly.com/threatlocker to learn more about them! In the leadership and communications segment, Underfunding And Leadership Gaps Weaken Cybersecurity Defenses, A Self-Care Checklist for Leaders, Senate bill eyes minimum cybersecurity standards for health care industry, and more! Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/bsw for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/bsw-366