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#AskTheCEO Podcast

Information Security, AI, and Blockchain With Will LaSalle

13 Sep 2018

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Will Lassalle is Chief Information Officer at Lynx Technology Partners & Co-Founder of JLS Technology USA. He is an accomplished, results-driven Technology, Security, & Risk Executive with an MBA and 20+ years’ experience & success leading Information Technology teams. Will is Co-Founder of JLS Technology USA. Will has a proven track record of successful portfolio management, organization building and leadership abilities in the areas of: Information and Cyber Security, Systems Development, E-Commerce, Enterprise Architecture, Enterprise Infrastructure, Cloud Computing, Disaster Recovery, Risk Management, Digital Transformation, Strategic Planning, and Entrepreneurship. Will holds a Bachelor’s degree in Information Security, an MBA in Project Management and Masters Certificate in Executive Leadership from Columbia University. Will holds numerous Certifications including: PMP~ ITIL V3 ~ Six Sigma Green Belt ~ Project+ ~ MCSE: Security ~ MCSA: Security ~ CCNA~ Security+ and others. Will has been recognized as a thought leader in Information Technology/Information Security, as a top 20 Most Social CIO in the Huffington Post, a top 20 most influential Chief Information Technology Officer, Top 100 Data Security Influencer and sought-after speaker at events. Will sits on the board of SIM South Florida, and a couple of Startups currently in Stealth-mode. Contact Will: Web: http://jlstech.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wlassalle/ Twitter: @wlassalle Contact Avrohom: web: http://asktheceo.biz email: [email protected] Twitter: @avrohomg Instagram: @avrohomg Phone: +1 (845) 418-5340 Phone: +972-72-224-4449 INTERVIEW HIGHLIGHTS: [01:25] AT&T recently published a Cybersecurity report stating that "The C-suite still has a significant lack of understanding of cybersecurity basics—the hygiene and the threats, the bad actors. And it's after the fact, after they've been breached, that the board actually does something about it—and that's true in even some of the largest companies." Furthermore, they go on to state that 25% of companies plan to spend their cybersecurity budgets on Insurance! Where is this disconnect coming from? [04:15] Equifax Breach [07:15] Elon Musk says he's going off of Facebook because we can't trust them. [14:35] Tell us a little bit about JLS Technology USA & what kinds of solutions do you provide to the marketplace? [14:35] Digital Transformation, Cybersecurity, Governance, Compliance. [18:40] Telecos & Contact Centers are extremely vulnerable to cyber attacks, due to the wealth of personal information in their databases. How can they protect themseves from the daily barrage of cyberattacks, such as phishing, ransomware, and other social engineering based attacks? [22:30] How is Blockchain being leveraged for data security? [22:30] IAM Platform & Background check verification in Blockchain. [22:30] Combat Healthcare Fraud by Verifying the person in the Blockchain. [25:49] What kind of AI tools are being introduced for Cybersecurity? [25:49] AI is needed because there aren't enough people to fill Cybersecurity jobs! [31:29] What's going to be the next disruptor in data security? [32:30] When calling into a contact center, you can't tell anymore if you're speaking to a human or a chatbot!

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