DtSR Episode 158 - Managing Security with Outsourced IT

In this episode...

• We discuss what life is like as the CISO when you have all the responsibility for, but no administrative access (or hands on keyboard)
• Brandon tells his story about how his IT organization went from in-house, to out-house, and how they got where they are
• Brandon tells us the process and strategy he uses to get a handle on his security
• We discuss why visibility is one of the most important things to outsourced IT (and security)
• Brandon tells a story of an incident where things went very sideways
• We discuss the balance between outsourcer scalability and customer deviations
• Brandon tells us why sometimes it takes 3 months to scan your environment for a vulnerability ( your head will explode )
• …and so much more

Guest

• Brandon Dunlap ( @bsdunlap ) - Brandon is the global Chief Information Security Officer for a an employee-owned, global leader in building critical infrastructure in energy, water, telecommunications and government services currently operating in more than 100 countries through consulting, engineering, construction, operations and program management.

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