CISO Stories Podcast (Audio)

As CISOs embark on implementing an Intellectual Property protection effort, they are often met with resistance, being challenged as to the necessity of the effort. Join Michael as he shares his exper…

Join the former Privacy Commissioner of Ontario, Canada and creator of PrivacyByDesign (PbD), translated into 40 languages and incorporated into General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and used by …

As your organization increases the cybersecurity talent to protect and defend the information assets, how do you know what skills are needed? What tasks are to be performed and what knowledge is nece…

Where the CISO should report has been debated for many years, with the predominant view being “anywhere but the CIO”, while even in 2022, most CISOs are reporting to the CIO! Which reporting structur…

Managing cybersecurity defense inside an organization is an enormously complex endeavor, considering the interconnections, vendor relationships, cloud, and mobile proliferation of the data. While man…

Careers can just happen, or they can be planned. Join us as we discuss making the decision to become a CISO and then taking the steps necessary to develop the skills to attain the job and thrive in t…

The cybersecurity field has traditionally been male dominated and there is clearly a desire to attract more women into the field. Join us as we discuss practical tips for women advancement to leaders…

The security spend is increasing year over year as hackers become more sophisticated, organized, and opportunistic. Join us as we discuss ways to determine and evaluate the cost of cybersecurity to e…

A key function of the CISO is to provide an accurate organizational picture of the risk the organization is currently accepting and communicate the strategy for enhancing the security maturity in sup…

Security metrics are often a struggle to establish by security departments. These metrics may be taking too narrow of a view, whereby metrics visible and embraced by other areas can improve the secur…

Organizations want to know, how are we doing with respect to security? Companies can accept risks they are aware of, and don’t want to outspend the competitors with the industry vertical. They also n…

We have four generations predominantly in the workforce today, boomers, generation X, Millennials, and Generation Z. Each generation was influenced by different world events, shaping values towards w…

In addition to serving as a CISO for several large companies, Phil was instrumental in co-founding the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) and creating the Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM) to identify what stan…

Organizations are developing technology at a rapid pace today to maintain business relevance and adapt to changing conditions. Rebecca talks about the importance of ensuring change control is impleme…

One of the most important and impactful tasks of the CISO is presenting to the Board of Directors and Senior Management. The Board needs to have the confidence the CISO is able to determine risk and …

For security leaders, it can be hard to catch a break when faced with the increasingly challenging task of defending their organizations from evolving threats while simultaneously fighting the battle…

Why are we failing at security, and will we ever graduate from Cyber-Kindergarten? The industry has arguably made a lot of progress over the last three decades, yet the attackers still enjoy a distin…

Sharing sensitive information on a website is likely to solicit a ‘No Way” response from the CISO. Renee was faced with these decisions early in her career and needed a way to determine and communica…

Information Sharing and Analysis Centers (ISACs) were formed to promote the centralized sharing of threat intelligence within a particular sector. These have grown since the first ISAC in the late 19…

Richard spent several decades serving Presidents of both parties and understands what is necessary to implement effective security programs. Join us as he provides pragmatic tips for working with the…