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CISO Perspectives explores the evolving landscape of cybersecurity leadership, talent, and risk—because success in cybersecurity is about people, not just technology. Hosted by Kim Jones, veteran CISO and educator, this podcast challenges conventional thinking on leadership, talent pipelines, and the disconnects holding the profession back. Join Kim for candid discussions with industry leaders, and insights that help you build a stronger, more resilient cyber ecosystem.
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Dec 27, 2021 • 33min
SD-WAN: around the Hash Table.
Two members of the CyberWire’s hash table of experts:
Steve Winterfeld: Akamai’s Advisory CISO
Paul Calatayud: Palo Alto Networks’ Chief Security Officer for the Americas
discuss SD-WAN architecture and security.Resources:
“A History of SD-WAN,” by CATO.
“Broadband history,” by Dani Warner, USwitch, 19 July 2018.
“SD-WAN: What’s the big deal for security leadership?” by Rick Howard, CSO Perspectives, The CyberWire, 10 October 2020.
“The 6 Biggest SASE Buys of 2020 (So Far)” by Tobias Mann, SDxCentral, 26 August 2020.
“The Secret to SASE is the Right SD-WAN,” by Network World from IDG, 2020.
“What is MPLS: What you need to know about multi-protocol label switching,” by Neal Weinberg and Johna Till Johnson, Network World, 16 March 2016.
“What is SD-WAN and why do you need it? Quick Explainer Video,” by Drew Schulke, Dell, 18 October 2019.
“Your security stack is moving: SASE is coming,” by Rick Howard, CSO Perspectives, The CyberWire, 5 April 2020.
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Dec 20, 2021 • 16min
SD-WAN: What’s the big deal for security leadership?
Rick discusses the history of enterprise connectivity, the benefits of SD-WAN, and the security obstacles to avoid when enterprises deploy SD-WAN today. He also makes the case for a coupling of SD-WAN and SASE. Resources:
“A Brief History of the Enterprise WAN: How little has changed in the last 15 years,” by By Andy Gottlieb, Network World, 6 April 2012.
“Bandwidth Key Words: DS1, T-1, DS2, T-2, DS3, T-3, DS4, T-4, OC-1, OC-3, OC-12, OC-48, ATM, Bandwidth Resources, MPLS, Satellite, Internet and Bandwidth Speeds: Explaining Bandwidth The Easy Way.” SolveForce.
“Broadband history,” by Dani Warner, USwitch, 19 July 2018.
“Cybersecurity Innovation Starts Here,” Lee Klarich, Palo Alto Networks, 13 November 2019.
"MEF White Paper MEF 3.0 SD-WAN Services,” MEF, November 2019.
“MEF 3.0 SD-WAN Services & Certifications – Frequently Asked Questions,” by MEF
“SD-WAN drives managed network services trends for 2020,” By Tom Nolle, CIMI Corporation, TechTarget, December 2019.
"SD-WAN Explained: The Ultimate Guide to SD-WAN Architecture,” by TectTarget
“SD-WAN (Software-defined WAN),” TechTarger
“SD-WAN vs. MPLS vs. Public Internet,” by Idan Hershkovich, CATO Networks, 28 February 2018.
“SD-WAN security explained,” by ERICKA CHICKOWSKI, AT&T Business, 25 June 2020.
“SD-WAN - What it means for enterprise networking, security, cloud computing
"Software-defined wide area networks, a software approach managing wide-area networks, offers ease of deployment, central manageability and reduced costs, and can improve connectivity to branch offices and the cloud,” By Michael Cooney, Network World, 9 October 2019.
“The 6 Biggest SASE Buys of 2020 (So Far)” by Tobias Mann, sdx central, 26 August 2020.
“The Secret to SASE is the Right SD-WAN,” by Networkworld by IDG, 2020.
“Tubes: A Journey to the Center of the Internet,” by Andrew Blum, Published January 2012 by Ecco.
“What is MPLS: What you need to know about multi-protocol label switchinig,” By Neal Weinberg and Johna Till Johnson, NetworkWorld, 16 March 2016.
“What is SD-WAN and why do you need it? Quick Explainer Video,” Drew Schulke, Dell, 18 October 2019.
“Why SD-WAN is the next breed of WAN optimization,” By Sean Michael Kerner, TechTarget.
“X.25 – What is X.25 Networks?” By Dinesh Thakur, Computer Notes.
“Your security stack is moving: SASE is coming,” by Rick Howard, CSO Perspectives, The CyberWire, 5 April 2020.
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Nov 15, 2021 • 31min
Season 2 wrap.
Rick presents the highlight reel of season 2. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 8, 2021 • 29min
Red team blue team operations: around the Hash Table.
Two members of the CyberWire’s hash table of experts, Tom Quinn: CISO - T. Rowe Price Rick Doten: CISO - Carolina Complete Health discuss red team blue team operations in the real world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 1, 2021 • 15min
Red team, blue team operations: a first principle idea.
Rick discusses this history of red teaming as a concept, the inclusion of penetration tests for the early mainframe computers, and the evolution into team-on-team cyber exercises. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 25, 2021 • 26min
Identity Management: around the Hash Table.
Three members of the CyberWire’s Hash Table of experts Helen Patton - CISO - Ohio State University Suzie Smibert - CISO - Finning Rick Doten - CISO - Carolina Complete Health discuss the things they worry about when it comes to data identity management. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 18, 2021 • 18min
Identity Management: a first principle idea.
Rick discusses this history of identity management up to the current state. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 11, 2021 • 36min
Data loss protection: around the Hash Table.
Four members of the CyberWire’s hash table of experts: Tom Quinn - CISO - T. Rowe Price Associates Nikk Gilbert - CISO - Cherokee Nation Businesses Dawn Cappelli - VP of Global Security and CISO for Rockwell Automation Gary McAlum - CSO- USAA discuss the things they worry about when it comes to data loss protection. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 4, 2021 • 16min
Data loss protection: a first principle idea.
Rick discusses data loss protection as a first principle strategy using NIST and Forrester as a guide. The new thing to consider is running a deception network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 27, 2021 • 30min
Incident response: around the Hash Table.
Four members of the CyberWire’s hash table of experts: Jerry Archer - Sallie Mae CSO Ted Wagner - SAP National Security Services CISO Steve Winterfeld - Akamai Advisory CISO Rick Doten - Centene CISO discuss the things they worry about when it comes to incident response. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices