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The CISO DiariesDecrypting The Good Doctor - Check Point ReelTalkDecrypting The Good DoctorThanks for tuning in to Check Point ReelTalk, a podcast for security folks who want less FUD and more F-U-N. Each episode, we’ll join forces with other security pros, and react to how the industry is portrayed in film and TV.This time, we’ll be reacting to an intense medical-action mashup of "The Good Doctor" where the hospital is hit by ransomware and the IT Director has hours to outsmart the hackers. Host, Syya Yasortornrat, will be joined by Check Point Product Marketer, Diana Polansky, and Avid CISO, Dmitriy Soko...2023-04-131h 01
The CISO DiariesDan DeCloss, Founder, President and CEO at PlexTrac; Perpetual Asker of QuestionsDaniel DeCloss is Founder and CEO of PlexTrac and has over 15 years of experience in Cybersecurity. Dan started his career in the Department of Defense then moved to private sector consulting where he worked at companies like Veracode as a Principal Consultant in Penetration Testing.He also served as a Principal Security Engineer for the Mayo Clinic and a Sr. Security Advisor for Anthem. Prior to PlexTrac, Dan was the Director of Cybersecurity at Scentsy where he built the security program fro infancy into a best-in-class-program. Dan has a Master's Degree in Computer Science from th...2022-07-1948 minThe CISO DiariesMichael Manrod, CISO at Grand Canyon EducationMichael Manrod, CISO at Grand Canyon Education Mike Manrod, MSISE, CCSBA, CSSBB, CISSP, Chief Information Security Officer--Mike presently serves as the Chief Information Security Officer for Grand Canyon Education, responsible for leading the security team and formulating the vision and strategy for protecting students, staff and information assets across the enterprise. Previous experiences include serving as a threat prevention expert for Check Point and working as a consultant and analyst for other large enterprise customers. He is also a co-author/contributor for the joint book project, Understanding New Security Threats published by Routledge in 2...2022-06-0148 minThe CISO DiariesAnu Kukar - Cybersecurity Career Transitioner; Founded Global Campaign Switch2Cyber™Anu Kukar is an industry award winner, international keynote speaker and diverse executive with 20 years of experience in both consulting and industry. She has spoken 60+ events, published articles and been a guest on podcasts globally across 9 countries. She shares insights and provides practical tips through her unique storytelling whilst taking the audience on a virtual around the world tour. Anu has worked across and within Critical Infrastructure – energy, utilities, telecommunication, media and financial services.LinkedIn: www.linkedin/com/in/anukukarSwitch2Cyber Campaign: https://www.linkedin.com/company/switch2cyber/ (in collaboration with Cyber Future Fou...2022-05-1242 minThe CISO DiariesAlex Rhodes, CISSP - Cybersecurity Research Engineer and Space Cyber Affluent; Youth and Community Engagement DirectorAlex Rhodes is a Cybersecurity Research Engineer and Space Cyber affluent. He also serves on the board of advisors and as Youth and Community Director for Whole Cyber Human Initiative. He's retired from the U.S. Army in 2018 as the Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the Digital Forensics Research Branch for the Army Criminal Investigative Division, (USACIDC). In addition to conducting digital forensics and felony investigations for the Army, he spent 5 years as a Russian Linguist and about 2 years as a Satellite Communications Specialist.After retiring from the Army, he worked for Lockheed Martin as a c...2022-04-2144 minThe CISO DiariesVal Mukherjee, CISSP, Chairman & Founder, Cyber Future Foundation & Servant LeaderAbout Valmiki Mukherjee:Valmiki (Val) is Chairman and Founder of Cyber Future Foundation and a globally recognized expert in the cyber and cloud security industry with a focus on innovation and collaboration to address the Information Security needs of the future. He previously served as an Executive Director in the Cyber Advisory Services at EY. For several years, Val has served as a trusted advisor to a number of the top Fortune 500 C-Level executives, public agency leaders and education institution management teams.Val is considered as an original thought leader in the domain of Cyber P...2022-04-0751 minThe CISO DiariesMichael Gregg, CISSP, Chief Information Security Officer, North Dakota Information Technology - Be LegendaryAbout Michael Gregg:Michael Gregg is the state of North Dakota’s Chief Information Security Officer. The state CISO is responsible for establishing and leading the strategic direction of cyber security for the state and advising the governor and legislators on key cyber issues.With Michael’s cyber experience span being over a period of two decades, he has been a pioneer of helping people interested in becoming IT professionals as well as seasoned IT professionals achieve by sharing knowledge by means of authoring over 25 IT cyber security books, including: Inside Network Security Assessment, Hack the Sta...2022-04-0448 minThe CISO DiariesChristophe Foulon, CISSP, Workforce Development and Research Director, Whole Cyber Human InitiativeAbout Christophe Foulon:Christophe Foulon, senior manager and cybersecurity consultant at F10 FinTech, brings over 15 years of experience as a CISO, vCISO, information security manager, adjunct professor, author, and cybersecurity strategist with a passion for customer service, process improvement, and information security. He also has spent more than 10 years leading, coaching, and mentoring people.As a security practitioner, Christophe is focused on helping businesses tackle their cybersecurity risks while minimizing friction, resulting in increased resiliency, and helping to secure people and processes with a solid understanding of the technology involved. He gives back by producing...2022-03-3139 minThe CISO DiariesShefali Mookencherry, CISO, Edward-Elmhurst Health; Adjunct Professor; Principal Advisor at Impact AdvisorsAbout Shefali MookencherryShefali Mookencherry is CISO at Edward-Elmhurst Health, has extensive experience in healthcare cybersecurity, HIPAA, PCI, Promoting Interoperability and revenue cycle areas, including 30+ years in the healthcare industry, with fifteen spent in senior management positions.She is currently a CISO, who is responsible for developing and implementing an information security program, which includes procedures and policies designed to protect enterprise communications, systems and assets from both internal and external threats. She has conducted HIPAA IT Security Risk Analyses/Assessments for various organizations that wished to be compliant with HIPAA and/or P...2022-03-1745 minThe CISO DiariesJohn Bambenek - Principal Threat Hunter at NetenrichJohn Bambenek - Principal Threat Hunter at Netenrich; Chief Architect of the Cyber Panopticon; Incident Handler for Internet Storm Center About John Bambenek:John Bambenek is an information security practitioner from Champaign, Illinois. As a graduate from the University of Illinois with a B.A. in Theoretical Astrophysics (emphasis in extragalactic astrophysics) and a minor in Mathematics, he has been employed as a project manager at Cap Gemini Ernst and Young, where he provided consulting services to numerous Fortune 500 firms. He continues to provide his expertise to the SANS Institute by authoring published course materials and...2022-02-2442 minThe CISO DiariesChris Russell - CISO, tZERO, Cybersecurity Mentor, Snyk Ambassador, Advisory Council Member at NightDragonCHRISTOPHER RUSSELL, CISO, tZERO GroupAbout Christopher Russell:Christopher Russell is the Chief Information Security Officer for tZERO. Apart from holding a master’s degree in cybersecurity, he also has several certifications in cloud security, endpoint detection and response, SIEM, NGFWs, and blockchain. He has a background as a human intelligence (HUMINT) collector for the U.S. Army and as a combat Veteran. Christopher graduated from the Defense Language Institute with a specialization in Arabic.Christopher Russell is the Head of Information Security for tZERO Group Inc. He has a Masters Degree in Cy...2022-02-1736 minThe CISO DiariesValarie Findlay - President / Chief Scientist, TIGIR Secure; Cybersecurity Powerful ForceVALARIE FINDLAY, President / Chief Scientist, TIGIR Secure About Valarie Findlay:Professionally, Valarie has over twenty years in national security, intelligence and threat analysis for US and Canadian governments.From this experience, she developed the methodology and functionality for TIGIR to meet a growing risk assessment and compliance need in public and private sector.Born in Ottawa, Canada, Valarie has a Masters in Terrorism Studies, a Masters in Sociology and is currently writing her doctoral thesis on terrorism as a social phenomenon. She is also a member of IALEIA, CAPIA and several...2022-02-1452 minThe CISO DiariesDr. Chase Cunningham - Zero Trust Warrior; CSO at Ericom Software; US Navy Veteran; AuthorDr. Chase Cunningham is the Chief Security Strategy Officer (CSO) at Ericom Software. Previously he was Principal Analyst at Forrester serving Security and Risk professionals. Prior to Forrester Research, Chase was the director of cyber threat intelligence with Armor, where he designed and managed the cloud security and intelligence engine for their enterprise customers. A retired US Navy chief with more than 20 years' experience in cyber forensics and cyber analytic operations, Chase has past operations experience, stemming from time spent in work centers within the NSA, CIA, FBI, and other government agencies. In those roles, he h...2022-02-1037 minThe CISO DiariesPaul Cummings - U.S. Navy Veteran Turned Cybersecurity Warrior and Servant Leader; President and Founder of Whole Cyber Human InitiativeAbout Paul Cummings:Visionary Paul Cummings is a retired 20-year US Navy Information Systems Technology Chief, currently working as an Information Systems Security Engineer and Cyber Security Research Engineer for Stephenson Technologies Corporation. He brings a comprehensive background in executive-level planning, managing IT and Cyber Security teams, and program management derived from both global and domestic maritime operations.Mr. Cummings has led 15 Navy War Fighting Ships and 176 Information Security Managers and Security Network Engineers to support over 7,000 enterprise users, enforced a 95% patch management and hardening efficiency for five consecutive years with less than 24 hours of cri...2022-02-0339 minThe CISO DiariesJosh Mason - CEO & Founder of Cyber Supply Drop; Red Team Instructor at INE; Retired Air Force PilotJosh Mason is the CEO and Founder of Cyber Supply Drop. He runs giveaways that provide participants with free vouchers for training and certification exams. He’s also a Red Team instructor at INE, a huge advocate and mentor to veterans breaking into cyber, and a very active contributor in the community. He’s also an instructor for WithYouWithMe, an Australian company which helps people without a tech background get jobs in tech, and on the Board of Advisors for non-profit, Whole Cyber Human Initiative. Josh sheds light on the best, most cost and time effici...2022-01-2042 minThe CISO DiariesAndrea Bonime-Blanc - CEO & Founder, GEC Risk Advisory LLC; Global Ethicist; NYU Cybersecurity Professor; Book AuthorDr. Bonime-Blanc spent two decades as a c-suite global corporate executive at Bertelsmann, Verint, and PSEG overseeing legal, governance, risk, ethics, corporate responsibility, crisis management, compliance, audit, InfoSec and environmental health and safety, among other functions. She began her career as an international corporate lawyer at Cleary Gottlieb, was born and raised in Europe and is multi-lingual.She serves on several Boards and Advisory Boards including Greenward Partners (a Spanish green energy firm), Ethical Intelligence (an EU-based AI ethics firm), ProtectedBy.AI (A US based AI cybersecurity firm), Epic Theatre Ensemble (a NYC nonprofit), the NACD New...2022-01-0646 minThe CISO DiariesLola Obamehinti - eBay Cybersecurity Force to be Reckoned with; Security Awareness Advocate; Mixing Tech & FashionLola Obamehinti has a background in journalism and technology. Lola is Business Ethics Officer, Security Awareness & Training Lead at eBay.She graduated with a BA in Journalism from SMU and obtained an MS in Information Science from UNT in 2017. Currently, Lola is the Global Information Security Training & Communications Lead and a Business Ethics Officer at eBay. She is also the Founder of Nigerian Techie and the Founder of the Tech with Style club on Clubhouse where she hosts daily discussions about tech, culture and current events as well as manage the club's online community of over 1,400 members. Addit...2021-12-2325 minThe CISO DiariesGeorge Finney - CSO at Southern Methodist University & Author of Well Aware; "I love being able to take apart a problem and find a good solution for it."George Finney, CSO at Southern Methodist University; Author of Well Aware: Master The Nine Cybersecurity Habits to Protect Your FutureGeorge Finney is the Chief Security Officer (CSO) and Director of Digital Interests for Southern Methodist University. George works in a variety of areas at SMU including facilitating IT Security and Compliance, increasing Regulatory Awareness, streamlining the IT Contracts process, as well as advocacy for Open Source software and processes. George joined SMU in March of 2003 as a Network Engineer and worked on several major university IT initiatives, including evaluating Intrusion Detection Systems, implementing network-based packet capture...2021-12-1641 minThe CISO DiariesSteve Zalewski - Former CISO at Levi Strauss & CO; Cybersecurity Advisor; Evolving the Security Vendor Relationship with CISOsSteve Zalewski was formerly the Chief Information Security Officer at Levi Strauss & Co., a global leader in jeanswear. Prior to Levi Strauss & Co., Steve was the Managing Enterprise Security Architect responsible for cybersecurity critical infrastructure protection at Pacific Gas & Electric Company.Earlier in his career, Steve has held leadership roles in healthcare security at Kaiser Permanente, and in data protection at Fujitsu, Vixel and DEC.Steve is a huge proponent for maximal automation of cyber-risk mitigation and containment – people, processes, tools, whatever it takes. He has multiple patents in data protection and multi-processor operating system desig...2021-12-0245 minThe CISO DiariesDiana Kelley – CTO & Founding Partner, Security Curve; Chief vCISO, Salt Cybersecurity, Board Member and Inclusion Working Group Champion at WiCySAbout Our Diary Entry:Diana Kelley’s security career spans over 30 years. She is Co-Founder and CTO of SecurityCurve and donates much of her time to volunteer work in the cybersecurity community, including serving on the ACM Ethics & Plagiarism Committee, as CTO and Board member at Sightline Security, Board member and Inclusion Working Group champion at WiCyS, Cybersecurity Committee Advisor at CompTIA, Advisory Council, Bartlett College of Science and Mathematics, Bridgewater State University, and RSAC US Program Committee. Diana produces the #MyCyberWhy series and is the host of BrightTALK’s The (Security) Balancing Act and co-host...2021-11-1845 minThe CISO DiariesNick Werner - Application Security Engineer at Experian; Influencing & Sharing Advice for Cyber Career SeekersAbout Nick Werner:Nick is an application security engineer and penetration tester and he is passionate about mentoring and helping others in the community break into cybersecurity. He has published a hand full of articles that discuss how to get your foot in the door, what skills are necessary for certain security positions, and how to gain those skills. He is also a huge advocate of networking and reaching out to the right people to make opportunities happen instead of letting it come to you. Nick is a very kind and passionate individual...2021-10-2232 minThe CISO DiariesShawn Bowen - CISO, World Fuel Services; Trusted Board Advisor, First CISO Marine Corps IntelligenceShawn Bowen is the Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer of World Fuel Services, a Fortune 500 energy, commodities, and services company. He was formerly the Global Head of IT Security and Compliance (Chief Information Security Officer) for Restaurant Brands International (parent company of Burger King, Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, and Tim Hortons). In this role, he was responsible for establishing the strategic direction, instituting comprehensive security programs, along with building a thorough data governance program and consumer privacy framework.He has over 20 years of experience in information technology, primarily in cybersecurity. Previously, he was the f...2021-10-0750 minThe CISO DiariesNaomi Buckwalter, Director of Information Security & IT - Getting Past Gatekeepers & Helping Others Break into CybersecurityThis week’s guest is persistent and has turned her passion into fuel to fight the good fight and help entry level people break into cybersecurity, while movin’ past the gatekeepers. Naomi Buckwalter, CISSP CISM is the Director of Information Security & IT at Beam Technologies. She has over 20 years' experience in IT and Security and has held roles in Software Engineering, Security Architecture, Security Engineering, and Security Leadership. As a cybersecurity career adviser and mentor for people around the world, her passion is helping people, particularly women, get into cybersecurity. Naomi is the founder and Executive Director of Cybersecurity Gatek...2021-09-3035 minThe CISO DiariesChris Morales, CISO at Netenrich - Quick Witted Veteran, Fueled by Data AnalyticsAbout Chris Morales:We’re here this week with an AI and threat modeling guru, Chris Morales! He’s Netenrich’s FIRST CISO and Head of Security Strategy overseeing the strategic development, implementation, and market execution of the company’s security solutions and processes. Chris has 20-something years of information security experience, having previously led advisory services and security analytics for Vectra AI – while at Vectra he educated many of the Cloud Security Alliance chapter members on dissecting a Microsoft Office 365 attack. During his career, he has advised and designed incident response and threat management programs for some of the...2021-09-2343 minThe CISO DiariesDan Lohrmann, Chief Strategist and CSO for Security Mentor – Yorkshire Tea Drinker!This week we chat with the guy who served as the first CISO for the state of Michigan, Dan Lohrmann in May 2002. Today he serves as Chief Security Officer at Security Mentor, Inc. He has advised senior leaders at the White House, National Governors™ Association (NGA), National Association of State CIOs (NASCIO), U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), federal, state and local government agencies, Fortune 500 companies, small businesses and non-profit institutions. He’s a frequent author for GovTech and other blogs. Tune in to hear Dan’s story of the time he nearly got fired and why his person...2021-09-1630 minThe CISO DiariesSaepio – Greg Hatch, CEO | Dan Ward, CTO at Saepio – Cyber Superheroes!This episode includes quite the pair – Greg Hatch, CEO, and Dan Ward, CTO, of a new cybersecurity startup focused on Continuous Security Improvement™ (CSI). As serious as cybersecurity is for everyone and businesses, Greg still finds time to keep a sense of humor and have a positive impact on others. Dan is more than the technical brains behind Saepio’s technology - he’s an avid instructor and mentor to many in the industry. Greg combines exceptional business and sales acumen with technical competency. He has helped organizations deliver on initiatives, revenue and business outcomes. Prior to...2021-09-0935 minThe CISO DiariesLes Correia, Global Head of Application Security at The Estée Lauder Companies – Powerful Intriguing Force!Les Correia, Global Head of Application Security at The Estée Lauder Companies – Powerful Intriguing Force! This week we welcome the worldly Les Correia, who is the Global Head of Application Security at The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. In a previous life he held Senior/Advisory roles providing thought leadership at AT&T, Lucent, INS (now BT Professional services) and many other organizations in the US, Canada, Qatar, Germany, Brazil, and India. During his spare time, he enjoys flying aircraft and exploring New York museums and art galleries. Recently he also contributed to the Purple Book Commu...2021-09-0247 minThe CISO DiariesJames Azar - CEO at CyberHub; CISO; Espresso Lovin’ Non-Stop, Doesn’t Stop!This week captures the one and only, James Azar, CISO – CISSP, Host of CISO Talk Podcast and CyberHub Podcast. Hopped up on his daily espressos he brings passion, energy and opinions to share about his journey into cybersecurity and views on leadership. As much as he challenges all of us, not just on cybersecurity, but on geopolitical issues, he is an avid supporter in the veteran community, helping them break into cyber careers. Make sure you’re not tired for this one, or else you’ll miss a beat keeping up as James keeps us on our toes! CONNE...2021-08-2652 min
The MIC is LISTENING! ShowAnnouncing The CISO Diaries Podcast with Leah McLean!Are you tired of all the potential threats from hackers that are wreaking havoc on our businesses, personal life and society at large? Imagine being a Chief Information Security Officer that is on the front lines 24/7!Leah McLean joins The MIC is Listening! Show to share her story on why it matters to highlight CISOs who are trailblazing paths for the next generation CISO to get seats at the C-Suite table. If the concept of Cybersecurity bores you, take a listen, since this is about the humans BEHIND the headlines!2021-08-2533 minThe CISO DiariesI'm Mary N. Chaney, ESQ., Information Security & Privacy Expert - MIC drop!This week we have the pleasure of having Mary N. Chaney, someone who's had one heck of a journey through our industry. Mary is a former Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Special Agent where she investigated cybercrime and served as their Information Systems Security Officer. Currently, she practices cyber law for her own firm, specializing in helping the CIO, CISO and General Counsel understand each other to protect the enterprise. She also founded and runs Minorities in Cybersecurity, Inc., a non-profit focused on support, leadership and career development for women and minorities in cybersecurity. There’s more to her jo...2021-08-1950 minThe CISO DiariesWelcome to our Diary!The CISO Diaries is focused on the human side of CISO leadership. Not one path is alike and that draws the allure of getting to know those that are keeping businesses and people protected. This introduction episode is a kick off to get to know hosts, Leah McLean and Syya Yasotornrat. Guests and audiences will experience authenticity, thoughtful conversations, and a bit of fun banter on The CISO Diaries. Formality will be avoided at all costs because, who writes a perfect diary entry? Consider The CISO Diaries exactly like any other diary - moments of happiness, frustration...2021-08-1922 min