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Cyber Readiness: Train As You Fight - William Hutchison - BSW #336
29 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How do you prepare for a cyber incident? You train as you fight, but in what environment? William "Hutch" Hutchinson, CEO and co-founder of SimSpace, ...
Say Easy, Do Hard, Hiring a CISO, Part 2 - BSW #335
22 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Inspired by my co-host, Jason Albuquerque, we get our hands dirty and discuss the challenges of hiring a CISO. How will the new SEC regulations impact...
Say Easy, Do Hard, Hiring a CISO, Part 1 - BSW #334
15 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Inspired by my co-host, Jason Albuquerque, we get our hands dirty and discuss the challenges of hiring a CISO. How will the new SEC regulations impact...
Best Practices for Moving Sensitive Data into the Cloud - Mike Scott - BSW #333
08 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Research shows that 26% of US workers currently work remotely, and there are expected to be 32.3 million American employees working remotely by 2025. ...
The Booming Business of Cybersecurity - Robert Herjavec - BSW Vault
01 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Robert Herjavec, CEO of Cyderes, was the keynote speaker at InfoSec World 2022, where he discussed the momentum we continue to see in the cybersecurit...
Security Maturity: From Hostage Negotiator to Business Leader - Sandy Dunn - BSW Vault
25 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Throughout her career, Sandy Dunn has continued to mature and refine her skills. In the early days, she describes her job as a "hostage negotiator", c...
Cyber Risk Management Starts with Risk Quantification - Padraic O'Reilly - BSW #332
19 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Cyber has been an historically hermetic practice. A dark art. Full of mysteries and presided over by magicians both good and bad. This is a bit of an ...
The Impact of the New SEC Regulations on Cybersecurity - BSW #331
12 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Materiality, Disclosure, and Evidence... New terms for cybersecurity professionals to understand under the new SEC Regulations for Cybersecurity. ...
Real Edge Computing Use Cases from the AT&T Cybersecurity Insights Report - Theresa Lanowitz, Mark Freifeld - BSW #330
04 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Theresa Lanowitz joins Business Security Weekly to review real edge computing use cases from the AT&T Cybersecurity Insights Report. Specifically, we'...
1% Leadership - Andy Ellis - BSW #329
28 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Most leadership books suffer from one of two critical failures (and sometimes both). The book might be a hagiography: telling you the biography of som...
Building Security from Scratch: One Year as CISO at a Start-up - Guillaume Ross - BSW Vault
20 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Say Easy, Do Hard: Cyber Risk Management - BSW #328
14 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Inspired by my co-host, Jason Albuquerque, we get our hands dirty and discuss the challenges of cyber risk management. Why is cyber risk management so...
Security Money: The Index is Rebounding - Business Security Weekly #327
07 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's time to review the money of security, including public companies, IPOs, funding rounds and acquisitions from the previous quarter. We also update...
The Enterprise Browser for the Modern Workforce - Robert Shield - BSW #326
31 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As the workforce increasingly relies on the cloud, the browser has become a critical aspect of enterprise security. Employees now use browsers to acce...
Securing Edge Computing Use Cases by Aligning to Business Outcomes - Theresa Lanowitz, Scott Stout - BSW #325
24 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As the CISO role continues to transform from a technician to a risk manager, how do you secure emerging technologies, such as edge computing? By align...
Companies should be hiring CISOs for their leadership talent - Jason Loomis - BSW #324
17 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Do we sound like a broken record? Leadership, communication, and risk management skills are key traits of the Chief Information Security Officer. But ...
Digital Transformation Breaks Risk Management - Chris Morales - BSW #323
10 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
CEOs and boards struggle with their digital transformation process. Does their operations hinder or align with business initiatives? Has their securit...
Risk Management in the Cloud Starts with Identities - Eric Kedrosky - BSW #322
03 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As we move more infrastructure into the cloud, the traditional concepts of risk start to change. It's no longer just about networks and servers, but a...
Human Risk Management at Western Governors University - Jake Wilson - BSW #321
26 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we interview Jake Wilson, Western Governor University's Security Awareness Evangelist. We'll learn about how he built up and matured ...
2023 AT&T Cybersecurity Insights Report: Edge Ecosystem - Theresa Lanowitz, Steve Winterfeld - BSW #320
18 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Organizations still struggle with DDoS, ransomware, and personal information exfiltration. In order the prevent these attacks, we first need to unders...
Identity is the Perimeter, The Secrets of Top Performing CISOs - Jeff Reich - BSW #319
11 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Managing identities continues to add complexity for granting access to enterprise resources. Between the increasing number and expanding types of iden...
The Nine Cybersecurity Habits - George Finney - BSW Vault
04 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Check out this interview from the BSW Vault, hand picked by main host Matt Alderman! This segment was originally published on March 15, 2021. In 1989,...
The Art & Science of Metawar - Winn Schwartau - BSW #318
29 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The metaverse is an evolving storytelling environment in which humans have congregated for millennia to experience alternate, immersive, and simulated...
Security Money & BlackHat Interviews - BSW #317
22 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Security Weekly 25 Index is still trying to recover. Inflation fears have tampered the recovery and the NASDAQ is outperforming the Index. Fastly ...
CISO in Crisis, but Will the SEC Regulations Make a Difference and New NIST CSF Draft - BSW #316
15 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the leadership and communications section, CISO is Crisis, Will SEC Cybersecurity Regulations Make a Difference?, NIST Drafts Major Update to Its W...
Deciphering The National Cyber Workforce and Education Strategy - Dr. José-Marie Griffiths - BSW #315
08 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On July 31st, 2023, the Biden administration released a national strategy addressing cyber workforce shortages, calling long-standing vacancies a nati...
How to Effectively Embrace and Protect Generative AI Tools, Models, & Data - Randy Lariar - BSW #314
01 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Some organizations are banning ChatGPT and other generative AI models out of fear of the risks they could introduce. While this is understandable, the...
Improving Diversity and Accessibility in Cybersecurity - Laurie Salvail - BSW #313
25 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
CYBER.ORG, in partnership with CISA, is helping create a diverse cyber workforce by breaking down the barriers to cybersecurity education by improving...
Say Easy, Do Hard - BSW #312
18 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Less than 50% of the Fortune 500 have a Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) or Chief Security Officer (CSO) listed on their executive team. Why ...
The Golden Age of Email Security - Jess Burn - BSW #311
11 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A golden age is a time of great achievement in a society or industry — a time of innovation and the furthering of new ideas via new mediums or techn...
The Fifth Domain - Richard Clarke - BSW Vault
03 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we welcome Dick Clarke to discuss his new book, The Fifth Domain, and the need for cyber resilience, especially these days! In the Leadersh...
Vendor Consolidation, CISO Burnout Prevention & Maximizing Leadership Potential - Shawn Surber - BSW #310
27 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In a tight economy, security budgets have been under scrutiny. Vendor consolidation strategies are real, but what are the pros and cons of this strate...
The 4 C's of Leadership with Michael Santarcangelo - BSW Vault
19 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Check out this interview from the BSW VAULT, hand picked by main host Matt Alderman! This segment was originally published on October 12, 2020. W...
Where is the Human in Your Risk Management Program? - Ashley Rose - BSW #309
12 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Gartner definition of integrated risk management is a set of practices and processes supported by a risk-aware culture and enabling technologies, ...
New AI Algorithm Regulations Coming: Will Yours Pass Government Scrutiny? - Mike O'Malley - BSW #308
06 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The American Data Privacy and Protection Act introduces oversight of how companies handle the data they collect and process from U.S. citizens, includ...
Career Ladders In Information Security - Marc French - BSW Vault
31 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Check out this interview from the BSW VAULT, hand picked by main host Matt Alderman! This segment was originally published on June 8, 2020. Marc Frenc...
BSW #307 - Matt Radolec
22 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You can rebuild infrastructure. But you can't un-breach data – Data sits at the core of an organization and is often the most open and vulnerable. T...
BSW #306 - Mayeuresh Ektare, Molly McLain Sterling, Lenny Zeltser
15 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Medtronic's Security Ambassador program has seen tremendous growth and engagement in recent years. Learn how they gave their program a shot of adrenal...
BSW #305 - Alla Valente, Joe Payne, Jim Broome, Cody Scott
08 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Each year, Forrester tracks the top systemic risks — external events that impact your firm and customers but are out of your control — facing orga...
BSW #304 - Kunal Anand, John Grancarich
01 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week, it's time for Security Money. We recap Q1 2023 with the latest financial results, funding announcements, and layoffs. Don't miss this quart...
BSW #303 - Say Easy, Do Hard - Closing the Skills Gap
24 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We talk a lot about closing the skills gap, but it's harder said than done. So we thought we'd tackle the problem in our 2nd episode os Say Easy, Do H...
BSW #302 - Aviv Grafi
18 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Securing the business can often come at a cost of employee productivity, but it doesn't have to be this way. Especially in today's economic climate, t...
BSW #301 - Fleming Shi
11 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Barracuda just released a report on Ransomware findings, here: https://assets.barracuda.com/assets/docs/dms/2023 -Ransomware-insights-report.pdf. Here...
BSW #300 - The Journey to Episode 300
04 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Why 300? 300 is a perfect game in bowling, a milestone few have achieved (unless you're Brendan Alderman who has done it twice before the age of 20). ...
BSW #299 - Melissa Bischoping
28 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We often see security as a thing that has definitive check boxes, end states and deliverables. Audits "end" and then start again, but if you are looki...
BSW #298 - Jeff Pollard
21 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When CISOs report into CEOs it gives them more autonomy, empowers them with more decision making authority, and eliminates the inherent conflict of in...
BSW #297 - Dr. Kiri Addison
14 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Natural language processing AI will be at the forefront in 2023, as it will enable organizations to better understand their customers and employees by...
BSW #296 - Terry Ray
07 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
From protecting application and data from cyberattacks to meeting compliance regulations, healthcare providers face the complex challenge of providing...
BSW #295 - ChatGPT: Cybersecurity's Savior or Devil?
28 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lots of press lately regarding ChatGPT and its impact on cybesecurity. Some say it will help us fight adversaries, while others say it will only make ...
Throwback Episode - BSW #172
21 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's another holiday week, so enjoy this episode from the BSW archives! This week, we welcome Graeme Payne, President at Cybersecurity4Executives, ...
BSW #294 - Drew Rose
14 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
How do you manage the human side of cybersecurity? Traditionally, security awareness programs have checked this box from a compliance angle but had mi...
BSW #293 - Security Money
07 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week, it's Security Money. While the major indexes have improved, the SW25 index has not. Pressures from the macro economic conditions appear to ...
BSW #292 - Neil Clauson
31 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What keeps the cyber C-Suite up at night? What are their main priorities, and how do they articulate them to board? In this session, we'll go behind t...
BSW #291 - Doug Hubbard
24 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Throwback Episode - The 3 Mistakes All First Time CISOs Make That No One Tells You - BSW 227
17 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We're aren't recording this holiday week, so enjoy this BSW throwback episode! Main host Matt Alderman selected this episode to share as it's still re...
BSW #290 - Tim Brown
10 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the leadership and communications section, The CISO Role is Broken, Five Cybersecurity Resolutions CISOs Can Actually Keep In 2023, Are Cyber Attac...
BSW #289 - Jon Fredrickson
03 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
With the current macro economic head winds, 2023 budgets are either frozen or are flat. Where should CISOs focus these limited budgets to maximize the...
BSW #288 - Mike Flouton
13 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the Leadership and Communications section, CISOs of the World, Unite!, 8 things to consider amid cybersecurity vendor layoffs, The Best Public Spea...
BSW #287 - Kelly Rozumalski
06 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the leadership and communications section, 5 top qualities you need to become a next-gen CISO, Ego Is the Enemy of Good Leadership, How To Explain ...
BSW #286 - Todd Fitzgerald
29 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Todd Fitzgerald, author of CISO Compass and host of CISO Stories, joins BSW to share his top leadership lessons from the first 100 episodes of CISO St...
BSW #285 - John Grancarich, Mike Devine
15 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the leadership and communications section, Is Your Board Prepared for New Cybersecurity Regulations?, 32% of cybersecurity leaders considering quit...
BSW #284 - Meritt Maxim, Rafal Los
08 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Threat actors use automation and technology to do evil at scale. Yet, even with cutting edge technology available to them, smaller organizations feel ...
BSW #283 - James Turgal
01 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the leadership and communications section, Is Cybersecurity Leadership Broken?, Cybersecurity career mistakes, 13 Cybersecurity Horror Stories to G...
BSW #282 - Robert Herjavec
25 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Robert Herjavec, CEO of Cyderes, was the keynote speaker at InfoSec World 2022, where he discussed the momentum we continue to see in the cybersecurit...
BSW #281 - Security Money
18 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the leadership and communications section, So you do not want to become a CISO anymore?, Which cybersecurity metrics matter most to CISOs today?, 1...
BSW #280 - Jeff Pollard
11 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As 2023 approaches, security leaders are hard at work preparing their budgets, identifying their projects, and setting their priorities for the next t...
BSW #279 - Dr. Chuck Gardner
04 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In an effort to diversify the cybersecurity talent pool and improve cybersecurity literacy, CYBER.ORG created Project Access, a nationwide effort desi...
BSW #278 - Fleming Shi
27 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
New fourth-annual research report analyzes ransomware attack patterns that occurred between August 2021 and July 2022 In the past 12 months, Barracuda...
BSW #277 - Paul Baird
20 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the leadership and communications section, Cybersecurity's Too Important To Have A Dysfunctional Team, In a Crisis, Great Leaders Prioritize Listen...
BSW #276 - Karl Triebes
14 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
While applications and APIs are developed with cloud in mind, many organizations must rely on a hybrid architecture and edge computing to deliver thei...
BSW #275 - Brad Thies
30 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this segment, BARR Advisory founder and president Brad Thies will use real-world examples to discuss how cybersecurity scorecards and KPIs can help...
BSW #274 - Chase Snyder
23 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the leadership and communications section, CISO salaries balloon, likely spurred by demand, 4 Steps to Being an Authentic Leader, Keeping Your Team...
BSW #273 - Jess Burn
17 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In 1995, Craig Newmark started curating a list of San Francisco arts and technology events, which he personally emailed to friends and colleagues. Peo...
BSW #272 - Saša Zdjelar
09 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the leadership and communications section, The Number 1 Growth Killer is Leadership Debt, How to Talk to Your Board & C-Suite About Cybersecurity, ...
BSW #271 - Neal Bridges
04 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Neal Bridges, CISO at Query.AI and well-known cybersecurity influencer, breaks down the key differences between the CISO role at a startup vs. an ente...
BSW #264 - Dan Neault
27 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the Leadership and Communications section, Uber CISO's trial underscores the importance of truth, transparency, and trust, 4 Leadership Strategies ...
BSW #263 - Jerry Layden, Kevin Powers
27 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Boards and CEOs are asking what their cyber risk posture is, and they aren't getting clear answers. Reports produced from assessments oftentimes are b...
BSW #270 - Doug Landoll
25 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the leadership and communications section, 5 Cybersecurity Questions CFOs Should Ask CISOs, How Leaders Can Escape Their Echo Chambers, 10 Cybersec...
BSW #269 - Mike Goldgof
20 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the leadership and communications section, How CISOs can prepare for new and unpredictable cyberthreats, 8 Leadership and Management Principles fro...
BSW #268 - Security Money
16 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the Leadership and Communications segment: How to build a cyber capable board, Who Is Legally Responsible for a Cyber Incident?, Building a securit...
BSW #267 - Malcolm Harkins, Paul McKay, Alberto Yepéz
15 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
There was a time when the perceived wisdom was to buy best of breed security technologies and that would do for your security program. Trouble of is, ...
BSW #266 - John Bruggeman & Brandon Dunlap
11 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What does a CISO do all day? Do they eat bon-bons and read the WSJ? Do they read Threatpost or BleepingComputer or Twitter? Why does a company need a ...
BSW #265 - Bryan Ware and Victor Gamra
11 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the Leadership and Communications section, Being concerned is not enough – What boards should know and do about cybersecurity, In the Case of Cyb...
BSW #262 - Mike Ernst
10 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we start off with an interview featuring Mike Ernst, VP of Sales Engineering, Worldwide at ExtraHop! Then, in the Leadership & Communicatio...
BSW #261 - Dave Klein
06 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In our first segment: Dave Klein, Cybersecurity Evangelist at Cymulate joins Business Security Weekly to discuss the value of "Extended Security Postu...
BSW #260 - Jess Burn
28 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Senior Analyst Jess Burn will go highlight Forrester's eight security program recommendations for 2022 that will help security leaders take...
BSW #259 - Tim Woods
20 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Tim Woods, VP Technology Alliances at Firemon, joins BSW to discuss how centralized policy management can provide the visibility, enforceme...
BSW #258 - Derek Manky
13 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
By and large, individual malware strains come and go, but to stop attacks more quickly, organizations need to gain a deeper understanding of attack te...
BSW #257 - Jonathan Gohstand
07 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As the world shifted to remote work, then hybrid work, organizations have struggled with legacy technologies to solve the security challenges of this ...
BSW #256 - Charlene Deaver-Vazquez
30 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Every CISO CIO asks the question, what's the risk? Quantitative analysis, mathematical models are designed to answer this question. Understand how the...
BSW #255 - Olesia Klevchuk
24 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The most recent trends in social engineering, the latest methods attackers are using to trick their victims, and the best practices to protect your bu...
BSW #254 - Jody Brazil
17 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It doesn't matter how much security technology you have, how much you spend on security: security outcomes are achieved by doing all the little things...
BSW #253 - Michael McPherson
09 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Something is seriously wrong with our current approach to cybersecurity––the more we spend, the worse the situation becomes. In an industry plague...
Good Human Nature - BSW #252
02 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ransomware developments we saw over the past year—along with a look ahead at what to expect in 2022. In the Leadership and Communications section, A...
Accurate Assessment - BSW #251
24 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Business Information Security Officer, or BISO, is relatively new and somewhat controversial role. Does this role act as the CISO's non-technical ...
Top Notch - BSW #250
16 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we welcome John Wheeler, CEO at Wheelhouse Advisors, and Padraic O'Reilly, Chief Product Officer & Co-Founder at CyberSaint, to discuss why...
Sharpen Our Tools - BSW #249
09 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we welcome Ann Marie van den Hurk, Small Business Cybersecurity Champion at Mind The Gap Cyber, to talk about Effective Communications Duri...
Speed & Quality - BSW #248
02 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Matthews, Director, Worldwide Sale Engineering from Constella Intelligence, will discuss the challenges with digital risk protection and how to pr...
Changing Trends - BSW #247
26 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Enabling the business requires a nuanced view of verticalization and what it means to an enterprise. Why is this important as CISO's think about how t...
The Index Has Cooled Off - BSW #246
14 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Security Weekly 25 index has finally cooled off, closing at 2226.93 on January 13th, 2022, which is an increase of 122.69% (down from last Q) sinc...