
CISO Stories Podcast (Audio)
SC Media and Sophos are proud to present this month’s CISO Stories program, where CISOs share tales from the trenches and unpack leadership lessons learned along the way. Hosted by Jessica Hoffman.
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Apr 13, 2021 • 29min
He Fought the FTC Over a Breach & Won - Michael Daugherty - CSP #12
Hopefully you won’t have to hire a lawyer to defend yourself against a government regulator. What happens when the Federal Trade Commission or other powerful body accuses your company of wrongdoing which you do not feel you were responsible for? Join this podcast and hear how the owner of a small company decided to take on the FTC and how he went about choosing a lawyer. The answers will surprise you and provide some useful tips for choosing a lawyer. Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/csp12 To view the article from the CISO COMPASS Book that sparked this interview, please visit: https://securityweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/CISOSTORIES_MichaelJDaugherty_CCExtract.pdf Daugherty, M. 2019. Finding the Right Lawyer to Defend Your Company. In CISO COMPASS: Navigating Cybersecurity Leadership Challenges with Insights from Pioneers, 1st Ed, pg 337. Fitzgerald, T. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Fl. www.amazon.com/author/toddfitzgerald This segment is sponsored by Cybereason. Visit https://www.cybereason.com/cisostories to learn more about them! Visit https://securityweekly.com/csp for all the latest episodes! Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/cyberleaders Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cybersecuritycollaborative/

Apr 6, 2021 • 25min
Is There a Magic Security Control List? - Tony Sager - CSP #11
Never in history has the cyber defender had access to so many technologies and tools to defend our companies. This has created the “Fog of More”, making the choices difficult to manage. Join the former 35-year NSA software vulnerability analyst and executive manager, and innovator of community-based controls sharing, as he discusses how the CIS controls can be used effectively to manage our environments. To view the article from the CISO COMPASS Book that sparked this interview, please visit: https://securityweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/CISOSTORIES_TonySager_CCExtract.pdf Sager, T.. 2019. Jumpstarting Controls Prioritization Within a Control Framework. In CISO COMPASS: Navigating Cybersecurity Leadership Challenges with Insights from Pioneers, 1st Ed, pg 246. Fitzgerald, T. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Fl. www.amazon.com/author/toddfitzgerald Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/csp11 This segment is sponsored by Cybereason. Visit https://www.cybereason.com/cisostories to learn more about them! Visit https://securityweekly.com/csp for all the latest episodes! Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/cyberleaders Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cybersecuritycollaborative/

Mar 30, 2021 • 30min
Doing Security Before Security Was a Career Path - Petri Kuivala - CSP #10
Petri Kuivala, CISO at NXP Semiconductors, recounts his journey from municipal police officer to cybercrimes unit investigator to Chief Information Security Officer during the early days when security was largely an afterthought. Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/csp10 This segment is sponsored by Cybereason. Visit https://www.cybereason.com/cisostories to learn more about them! Visit https://securityweekly.com/csp for all the latest episodes! Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/cyberleaders Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cybersecuritycollaborative/

Mar 23, 2021 • 21min
The Colonoscopy of CyberSecurity - Lee Parrish - CSP #9
The information and cybersecurity industry have no shortage of regulations and many organizations run down the listing of requirements, load them into an excel spreadsheet to demonstrate compliance. Is compliance the same as security? Join this podcast for an analogy of why compliance is not security and how we can change our organization’s orientation to increasing security. To view the article from the CISO COMPASS Book that sparked this interview, please visit: https://securityweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/CISOSTORIES_LeeParrish_CCExtract.pdf Parrish, L. 2019. The Colonoscopy of Cybersecurity. In CISO COMPASS: Navigating Cybersecurity Leadership Challenges with Insights from Pioneers, 1st Ed, pg 15. Fitzgerald, T. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Fl. www.amazon.com/author/toddfitzgerald Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/csp9 This segment is sponsored by Cybereason. Visit https://www.cybereason.com/cisostories to learn more about them! Visit https://securityweekly.com/csp for all the latest episodes! Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/cyberleaders Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cybersecuritycollaborative/

Mar 16, 2021 • 35min
Going All-in on a Career in Security - Mauro Israel - CSP #8
Mauro Israel, CISO at ORPEA Group, discusses his colorful background and how he - like so many others in the security field - came to discover his true calling late in life but was able to apply his wide range of knowledge and experience to the role of CISO in the healthcare field. Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/csp8 This segment is sponsored by Cybereason. Visit https://www.cybereason.com/cisostories to learn more about them! Visit https://securityweekly.com/csp for all the latest episodes! Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/cyberleaders Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cybersecuritycollaborative/

Mar 9, 2021 • 24min
Is CyberSecurity ROI Necessary? - Paul Hypki - CSP #7
Information security departments are often challenged to come up with “ROI” or Return on Investment for the information security initiatives. Why should the information security department be any different? Join this podcast and learn why calculating an ROI may not be necessary and how reducing risk has different considerations. To view the article from the CISO COMPASS Book that sparked this interview, please visit: https://securityweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/CISOCOMPASS_PaulHypki.pdf Hypki, P. 2019. Where’s the ROI? In CISO COMPASS: Navigating Cybersecurity Leadership Challenges with Insights from Pioneers, 1st Ed, pg 83. Fitzgerald, T. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Fl. www.amazon.com/author/toddfitzgerald This segment is sponsored by Cybereason. Visit https://www.cybereason.com/cisostories to learn more about them! Visit https://securityweekly.com/csp for all the latest episodes! Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/cyberleaders Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cybersecuritycollaborative/

Mar 2, 2021 • 28min
Your Job is to Make CyberSecurity Simple! - Steve Katz - CSP #6
The CISO role in some organizations is relatively new. The CISO role has actually evolved over the past 25 years since Citibank named the first CISO. Join this podcast to learn how Steve navigated the early days of security and the changes in the role today. To view the article from the CISO COMPASS Book that sparked this interview, please visit: https://securityweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/CISOSTORIES_SteveKatz_CCExtract.pdf Katz, S. 2019. Interview with the First CISO. In CISO COMPASS: Navigating Cybersecurity Leadership Challenges with Insights from Pioneers, 1st Ed, pg 8. Fitzgerald, T. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Fl. www.amazon.com/author/toddfitzgerald This segment is sponsored by Cybereason. Visit https://www.cybereason.com/cisostories to learn more about them! Visit https://securityweekly.com/csp for all the latest episodes! Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/cyberleaders Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cybersecuritycollaborative/

Feb 23, 2021 • 25min
...and Other Useless Security Constructs - Robert Bigman - CSP #5
Bob Bigman, former CISO for the CIA, simplifies the conversation by slaughtering some of the industry's most sacred cows like risk tolerance as a key driver for security programs... Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/csp5 This segment is sponsored by Cybereason. Visit https://www.cybereason.com/cisostories to learn more about them! Visit https://securityweekly.com/csp for all the latest episodes! Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/cyberleaders Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cybersecuritycollaborative/

Feb 16, 2021 • 23min
Without Building CISO EQ, You May be on Your Own! - Marci McCarthy - CSP #4
The CISO must interact with many different groups within the company. These groups differ in the amount of business acumen and technical depth necessary. The CISO must have self-awareness of how to approach each of these different types of stakeholders, as well as ensuring appropriate self-care is taken to limit burnout, stress and anxiety. Join this podcast to learn how to maintain appropriate self-awareness, exercise empathy and emotional intelligence to gain trust of others, and exercise appropriate self-care. To view the article from the CISO COMPASS Book that sparked this interview, please visit: https://securityweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/CISOCOMPASS_MarciMcCarthy_CCArticle.pdf McCarthy, M. 2019. Emotional Intelligence. In CISO COMPASS: Navigating Cybersecurity Leadership Challenges with Insights from Pioneers, 1st Ed, pg 466. Fitzgerald, T. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Fl. To purchase the book: www.amazon.com/author/toddfitzgerald This segment is sponsored by Cybereason. Visit https://www.cybereason.com/cisostories to learn more about them! Visit https://securityweekly.com/csp for all the latest episodes! Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/cyberleaders Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cybersecuritycollaborative/

Feb 11, 2021 • 26min
Doing Privacy Right vs. Doing Privacy Rights - Valerie Lyons - CSP #3
Eric Schmidt (CEO Google 2001-2007) famously noted that his company’s policy was to get ‘right up to the creepy line and not cross it.’ The closer an organization can get to this imaginary line, the greater the profit maximization. When does this become an invasion of privacy? Organizations need to be conscious of where they are in reference to the ‘creepy line.’ Join this podcast to learn how to determine the data collection and processing appropriate for your organization. To view the article from the CISO COMPASS Book that sparked this interview, please visit: https://securityweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/CISOSTORIES_ValerieLyons_CCExtract.pdf Lyons, V. 2019. Doing Privacy Right Vs. Doing Privacy Rights. In CISO COMPASS: Navigating Cybersecurity Leadership Challenges with Insights from Pioneers, 1st Ed, pg 389. Fitzgerald, T. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Fl. To purchase the book: www.amazon.com/author/toddfitzgerald This segment is sponsored by Cybereason. Visit https://www.cybereason.com/cisostories to learn more about them! Visit https://securityweekly.com/category-shows/the-ciso-stories-podcast for all the latest episodes! Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/cyberleaders Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cybersecuritycollaborative/
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