Closing the Cyber Skills Gap - Panel Discussion Replay
The 2021 Front Lines cybersecurity conference brought together a panel to discuss the challenges faced by the industry with growing security threats and far too cybersecurity professionals to combat them. The “Closing the Cyber Skills Gap” panel featured Davina Pruitt, Naomi Buckwalter, and was moderated by Matthew Rosenquist on Oct 21st 2021. One of the most pressing challenges for the digitally connected and transforming world is the undermining of security and trust. Cybersecurity is the barrier protecting our systems, data, privacy, services, and capabilities. But the threats far exceed the capacity of those professionals that guard against their attacks. We are experiencing a momentous deficit in the talent pool, with mounting demands growing every year. The panel discusses how to reverse the situation and sustainably satisfy the human resources needed to make our evolving digital world secure.
Where should a CISO report into within an organization? No common standard exists as we can find them operating under many different organizations, including IT, Legal, the CTO, and CEO just to name a few.
In today’s video, I break down some of the considerations that impact where the CISO can be most effective.
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Firmware is the little-talked-about component of every digital device and computer system, that possesses tremendous control, and is now being targeted by cyber attackers. In today’s Cybersecurity Insights podcast, I am talking with Scott Scheferman about the growing cybersecurity risks of firmware that could undermine most of the security controls in computer systems.
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Cybersecurity can appear random and chaotic, but there are basic fundamentals that drive the course of cyberattacks.
In today’s video, I dive into the two biggest factors that shape cybersecurity risks, attacks, and what drives the direction of the security industry.
Understanding the basic underpinnings provides insights into where the next attacks will focus and what will be targeted. They highlight the importance of understanding the people behind the attacks and the opportunities they pursue.
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In today’s fireside chat, we discuss the relevance, proactive, and reactive considerations every organization should consider as they face Ransomware. I am joined by Alex Rayter, Principal at Phoenix 2.0, and Justin Daniels, Corporate Cybersecurity and Data Protection Attorney at Baker Donelson.
The 2021 Cybersecurity Symposium for Smart Cities virtual conference will explore the successes and discuss the challenges of building, managing, and sustaining these communities in a secure and trustworthy manner.
Speakers include cybersecurity and standards experts, Smart City CIO’s and CISO’s, and technology thought-leaders that have been behind the success of several smart city deployments.
I am excited to be presenting a keynote discussing the emerging risks and opportunities for cybersecurity, privacy, and safety of smart cities.
Come join the FREE virtual conference, Oct 26th and 27th. Take a look at the tremendous lineup of speakers and different informational tracks.
I will see you there!
Conference: https://www.cybertrustamerica.org/symposium-21
Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cybersecurity-symposium-for-smart-cities-2021-tickets-159698655979?aff=CybertrustWebsite
How will AI change the strategies of cybersecurity?
Where will we see the first big impacts of attackers using AI?
Watch the Cyber Risk Leaders podcast...
Shamane Tan and Carmen Marsh were wonderful hosts. I had a fantastic time talking about AI and cybersecurity in the Cyber Risk Leaders podcast. Additionally, Jonathan Hiroshi Rossi explains the success of organizing 10x Cybersecurity Awareness Tour across 30 countries and the value of educating all types of audiences about cybersecurity.
Podcast: 'Cyber Risk Leaders' Tell All @ The Global Virtual Book Club EP 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pu2EgD-cmc4
I am excited to be speaking at HexCon22 about how CISO's must improve their ability to showcase relevant outcomes and quantify cybersecurity value in ways that align to the overall business goals of the organization!
I will be highlighting two areas that are often ignored when trying to deliver the maximum value for cybersecurity!
Register for free and join the online conference Sept 21st-23rd!
https://www.hexnode.com/events/hexcon22/register
The US National Cybersecurity Strategy Implementation Plan fails to address ransomware.
There is a real opportunity for the government to make significant progress in crushing the growing scourge of ransomware attacks which threaten businesses, individuals, and the range of Critical Infrastructures that all citizens rely upon. Although the 2023 National Cybersecurity Strategy specifically calls out ransomware, the recently released implementation plan comes up short.
Albania has expelled Iranian diplomats and severed diplomatic relations with Iran because of cyberattacks from the Iranian Intelligence Agency that targeted government services and websites. Such an icy diplomatic response has never happened before and it may open the door as a precedent for how many countries will respond to future nation state attacks.
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