Episode 1 – Introduction to Mike and CISO Circle
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~15 years experience in IT engineering, architecture, cyber security, and leadership
Worked with a very wide range of technologies from:
Various web development languages
Dial up (yes, dial up)
LAN/WAN
All Cisco Products
Designed and wrote a DMVPN Phase 3 white paper before the documentation was published by Cisco
Most likely the largest DMVPN Phase 3 deployment in the world
Discovered a flaw in Cisco Nexus class switches (FEX) which led to a redesign of the FEX
Palo Alto/ Checkpoint/ Cisco ASA
Over 1,000,000 lines of configuration with load balancers such as Cisco ACE and F5Owned a software development company where I lead the business side and the overall design requirements for the main product, which was later sold.
Consulted more than 50+ companies in the blockchain space on mostly cybersecurity matters
Oversaw several data centers in Europe and Africa, including leading business continuity and disaster recovery planning for
Worked mostly with financial institutions and fintech firms
Small and Medium financial institutions own roughly 30% of the finance business
Attacks on these firms could cause a cascading effect on the wider financial system
Small and medium sized firms tend to not always have all the talent nor focus to deploy high quality solutions
These firms also support small and medium sized businesses AKA mom and pop type businesses, which are a major force in employing people in the United States
Any cybersecurity or information security decision maker who is interested in learning more about the vast array of challenges and solutions that are available
Any cybersecurity decision maker who would like to share their knowledge and experience and have a meaningful discussion about their perspectives and focus areas.
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