This week, we welcome Mike Murray, CEO and Founder at Scope Security, to discuss Why Hospitals Face Unique Security Challenges! In the Leadership and Communications section: 13 traits of a security-conscious board of directors, 7 Strategies for CSO Cybersecurity Survival, 10 Effective Ways You Can Improve Your Communication Skills, and more! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/bsw243 Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/bsw for all the latest episodes! Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitte...
Dec 15, 2021•1 hr 5 min
We cover a lot of articles about CISO leadership, communications, skills, and yes, transition. This week we discuss the CISO transition from a CISO's perspective. I will interview my co-hosts on why they made moves in 2021, what criteria did they use to analyze their next role, and what are their strategies for a successful transition. In the Leadership & Communications section, 'They Said a CISO Does What?', 5 Tips to be an awesome CISO, 9 tips for an effective ransomware negotiation, and m...
Dec 01, 2021•1 hr 2 min
As a CISO tasked to present to the Board or other executives, communicating cybersecurity in business context is critical to success. Hear from Kevin Powers, who has taught hundreds of CISOs in his executive education courses how to level-up their presentation skills, metrics, and executive approach. Learn also from Padriac O'Rielly, CPO & Co-Founder of CyberSaint, about how some of the most cutting-edge security leaders are providing actionable, risk-based insights in Boardrooms and beyond ...
Nov 24, 2021•50 min
This week, we welcome Tony Cole, CTO at Attivo Networks, to discuss Protecting Identity Services! Identity Services such as Active Directory is an area that is almost always utilized by the attacker after the initial endpoint is compromised. This is an area lacking critical focus by defenders for a myriad of reasons. Discussion will entail how this attitude can and should change. In the Leadership and Communications section, The Gardener: Four Attributes Of A Great Leader, Unpacking 5 Myths Abou...
Nov 17, 2021•55 min
The rise in cyberattacks and the switch to remote work has kept security teams busy, but it has also left them isolated by halting their ability to meet with peers and network with industry friends. Suresh Balasubramanian Qualys CMO and Sara Griffith CISO at Euronet Worldwide will discuss the value of in-person cybersecurity events, how attending can reinvigorate teams, the benefits to sharing best practices with peers, and getting up to speed on the latest innovations in cybersecurity through c...
Nov 10, 2021•53 min
This week, we welcome Kyle McNulty, Founder and Host at Secure Ventures, to discuss Easy Ways for Businesses to Become More Resilient! More and more, start-ups and small companies have to consider cybersecurity earlier in their growth cycle. Whether for a VC investment or revolutionary customer, cybersecurity can make or break a deal. Kyle will break down key strategies to secure your small company with limited time and resources. In the Leadership and Communications section, 10 Questions Great ...
Nov 03, 2021•54 min
This week, we welcome Renee Tarun, Deputy CISO at Fortinet, to discuss Fight Fire With Fire: Proactive CyberSec Strategies for Security Leaders! In the Leadership and Communications section for this week: CISOs: Approach the board with precision, simplicity, Layoffs Taught Me To Never Make 3 Powerful Leadership Mistakes, 6 zero trust myths and misconceptions, & more! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/bsw237 Segment Resources: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/fight-fire-with-fire-renee-t...
Oct 27, 2021•58 min
The Security Weekly 25 Index hits an all-time high for the third straight quarter! In this segment, Matt, Jason, and Ben break down the cybersecurity market winners and losers, in both the public and private markets! In this episode, we discuss the role of Zero Trust Network Access in strengthening and simplifying access controls for today’s hybrid workforce as they connect from anywhere to multi-cloud, on-premises and even legacy applications. This includes how to reduce the attack surface due ...
Oct 20, 2021•53 min
It is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, but security awareness is a lot tougher than just dedicating a month to awareness activities. Security awareness is a journey, requiring motivation along the way. Brian Reed, Cybersecurity Evangelist from Proofpoint, joins Business Security Weekly to discuss the security awareness journey and how the human elements can help motivate us. Brian will discuss how personalized content and gamification can help achieve better outcomes for organizations and the indi...
Oct 13, 2021•1 hr 1 min
With the first recorded death from a Ransomware attack during the Pandemic, it's time to take medical device security seriously. Dan Purvis, CEO at Velentium, joins Business Security Weekly to discuss the challenges of embedded device security, but also the ramifications to public health. Dan will discuss how to address vulnerabilities in code and firmware, plus the importance of secrets and the software bill of materials. We kick-off Cybersecurity Awareness Month with Alaina Clark, Assistant Di...
Oct 06, 2021•55 min
This week, we welcome Guillaume Ross, CISO at Finaptic, to discuss Building Security from Scratch: One Year as CISO at a Start-up! We often think "this would be so much better if done properly from the beginning", but the reality is, doing things from scratch comes with different challenges. Managing priorities, deciding what you tackle on from the absolute beginnings of a company in terms of security is a fun challenge. In the Leadership and Communications section, Who actually owns cyber secur...
Sep 29, 2021•59 min
This week, we welcome Tom Roeh, Director of Systems Engineering at ExtraHop, to discuss Accelerating 0-Trust Adoption W/ End2End Visibility & Increased Collaboration! In this episode, we discuss important considerations for planning, implementing, operating, and securing a Zero Trust deployment––more rapidly and with lower risk. This includes the vital role end-to-end visibility and frictionless collaboration between IT ops teams play across Zero Trust rollout phases. In the Leadership and C...
Sep 22, 2021•58 min
This week, we welcome Kevin Nolten, Director of Academic Outreach from Cyber.org! Kevin joins Business Security Weekly to discuss how cyber education is the key to solving the skills gap and developing the next generation of cybersecurity professionals. Kevin will share examples of how we, the cybersecurity community, can get involved in K-12 and higher education programs, strategies for developing young talent, and how Cyber.org's curriculum can be used to train your employees! In the Leadershi...
Sep 15, 2021•57 min
This week, we welcome Derek Manky, Chief, Security Insights & Global Threat Alliances at Fortinet's FortiGuard Labs, to discuss the State of Cyber Threats: Tenfold Increase in Ransomware! Looking into the first half of 2021, there are important indicators of what cyber adversaries are planning next. This will be a conversation about cyberthreat trends and looking into takeaways from big name attacks so far this year. In the Leadership and Communications section, Executives in tech say staff ...
Aug 31, 2021•54 min
This week, Ben Carr, CISO at Qualys, joins Business Security Weekly to share his views on the evolving role of the CISO. He’ll dive into the ever changing risks and how CISOs need to understand those risks to be truly aligned to the business. He will also discuss the different types of CISOs and how to align your direction and focus with that of a company's needs. In the Leadership and Communications section:10 years later, software really did eat the world, CISOs’ 15 top strategic priorities fo...
Aug 24, 2021•1 hr 10 min
This week, we welcome Fleming Shi, CTO at Barracuda Networks, to discuss Ransomware Trends 2021! In the Leadership and Communications segment, 7 tips for better CISO-CFO relationships, 5 Simple Tips to Help You Write a Powerful Email That Gets Read, 3 Strategies to Secure Your Digital Supply Chain, and more! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/bsw228 Visit https://securityweekly.com/barracuda to learn more about them! Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/bsw for all the latest episodes! Follo...
Aug 18, 2021•1 hr 5 min
This week, we welcome Jim Routh, Former CSO, Board member, Advisor at Virsec, to discuss The 3 Mistakes All First Time CISOs Make That No One Tells You! In the Leadership and Communications section for this week, A Chief Executive Officer's Guide to Cybersecurity, Zoom Settlement: An $85M Business Case for Security Investment, CISOs: Do you know what's in your company’s products?, and more! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/bsw227 Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/bsw for all the latest ...
Aug 11, 2021•1 hr 7 min
This week, we welcome Edward Liebig, CISO at Delviom LLC, to discuss OT Security for Critical Infrastructure and Why It Is Not “Intuitive”! In the Leadership and Communications articles, 10 security tools all remote employees should have, 1 in 4 security teams report to CIOs, but would benefit from CISO leadership, state of cybersecurity survey results, destigmatizing reporting security vulnerabilities and more! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/bsw226 Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/b...
Aug 04, 2021•1 hr 5 min
This week, we talk Security Money! Both the Security Weekly 25 Index and the NASDAQ close at record highs on 7/23/2021. See how the security market continues to stay hot. In the Leadership and Communications section for this week: In modernization, security is a barrier and an incentive, Federal CISO DeRusha Maps FISMA Reform Priorities, Cybersecurity salaries: What 8 top security jobs pay, and more! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/bsw225 Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/bsw for all t...
Jul 28, 2021•1 hr 3 min
In light of recent events and the pressures of the digital world, the landscape is finally shifting towards risk. The opportunity for cyber risk profiling, standardization, and seamless collaboration between CISOs, CIOs, and business-side leadership has come. Padraic O'Reilly, Co-Founder and CPO of CyberSaint discusses what he's learned from working with members of the Global 500 to achieve truly continuous compliance and risk management, and how CyberSaint is delivering Cyber Risk Automation wi...
Jul 21, 2021•58 min
Every day brings news of more breaches and ransomware attacks. Why are organizations failing to protect themselves, and what can we do to combat these cybersecurity threats? Technological advances, such as XDR and AI-driven threat monitoring, offer a way to thwart attackers in an ever-evolving security landscape. In the Leadership and Communications section, 3 Things Every CISO Wishes You Understood, What is the BISO role and is it necessary?, Cyber insurance costs up by a third, and more! Show ...
Jul 14, 2021•1 hr 2 min
This week, we welcome Jim Richberg, Public Sector Field CISO at Fortinet, to discuss The Year of Hybrid! In the Leadership and Communications section: Cybersecurity today requires greater digital and business understanding, 12 skills business continuity managers need to succeed, SOC burnout is real: 3 preventative steps every CISO must take, and more! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/bsw222 Visit https://securityweekly.com/fortinet to learn more about them! https://www.fortinet.com/blog Fo...
Jun 30, 2021•1 hr 4 min
This week, Ben Higgins and Ted Driggs of ExtraHop join Security Weekly to explore how behavior transparency can give organizations an advantage by distinguishing between expected noise and indications of compromise! Then, in the Leadership and Communications section, What is the hidden cost of maintaining legacy systems?, 10 Leadership Habits of Highly Effective Leaders, 5 Key Ingredients to Finding Satisfaction and Fulfillment in Your Work, and more! Segment Resources: https://www.extrahop.com/...
Jun 23, 2021•1 hr 1 min
This week, we welcome Jonny Noble, Technical Marketing Team Lead at Cisco Umbrella, to discuss Securing User Connections to Applications! In the Leadership & Communications articles: Attracting Talent During a Worker Shortage, CISOs Say Application Security is Broken, Three Steps to Harden Your Active Directory in Light of Recent Attacks, Demystifying RockYou2021, & more! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/bsw220 Visit https://securityweekly.com/ciscoumbrella to learn more about them...
Jun 16, 2021•1 hr 12 min
This week, we welcome Travis Isaacson, Technical Expertise Manager at Detectify, to discuss Optimize Buying Criteria to Ensure Success of Your New Security Tools! In the Leadership and Communications section, 3 Effective Ways To Improve Your Internal Communication To Boost Employee Engagement, 4 Immediate Measures to Execute After a Cyberattack, 17 cyber insurance application questions you'll need to answer, and more! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/bsw219 Visit https://securityweekly.com...
Jun 09, 2021•1 hr 2 min
This week, we welcome Chris Hallenbeck, CISO, Americas at Tanium, discussing how to Simplify & Accelerate Patch Management! Most people focus on the patch, check that box but they forget the other side of the coin. How do they make sure a bad actor isn't still in their network? This week, in the Leadership and Communications section, CISOs Struggle to Cope with Mounting Job Stress, Corporate Compliance Strategies to Protect Data, Cybersecurity Metrics That Matter, and more! Show Notes: https...
May 26, 2021•54 min
This week, It's RSA Conference 2021. In our first segment, we welcome Joe Noonan, General Manager at Unitrends, to discuss "Unified BCDR: Why Backup Alone is No Longer Enough". In our second segment, we welcome Jonathan Nguyen, Vice President, Field CISO Team at Fortinet, to discuss "Building a Unified Security Fabric"! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/bsw217 Visit https://securityweekly.com/fortinet to learn more about them! Visit https://securityweekly.com/unitrends to learn more about t...
May 19, 2021•1 hr
The shift away from web application security, caused by the pandemic and the focus on remote workforces, resulted in an increased number of web vulnerabilities, as shown in the latest Acunetix by Invicti Web Application Vulnerability Report. In this segment, Ryan will discuss the main results, the trends that might have caused them, and advise how you can protect your organization against vulnerabilities that can negatively impact your business. In the Leadership and Communications section, 6 wa...
May 12, 2021•1 hr
Graham Keavney, President at Cybersecurity Collaboration Forum, joins us to provide an overview of the Cybersecurity Collaboration Forum and the benefits of CISO peer-to-peer networks. This week, it's my favorite segment, Security Money, where we update you on the latest security funding and performance of the public market. The Security Weekly 25 index is still going strong. Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/bsw215 Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/bsw for all the latest episodes! Follo...
May 05, 2021•57 min
Cyber accountability is often overlooked by Board of Directors and the C-Suite. They tend to turn a blind eye to their cyber security mandates or avoid the issue. But as Solarwinds, MS Exchange and many other security incidents prove it, it’s not a strategy. In the Leadership and Communications section, Outgunned CISOs navigate complex obstacles to keep rising attacks from turning into breaches, How to write a cyberthreat report executives can really use, Creating and rolling out an effective cy...
Apr 28, 2021•1 hr 3 min
