Future of Threat Intelligence

CISO Stephen Fridakis Talks About Governance, Risk, and Compliance

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In this episode, David is joined by Stephen Fridakis, Deputy Chief Information Security Officer, Verily, an Alphabet Company focused on delivering precision health. As a deputy CISO, Stephen concentrates on governance, risk, and compliance.

Topics discussed:

  • Stephen became a CISO in 2006. He describes how he has seen this role evolve from being focused on technology to being risk-centric. 
  • Stephen highlights some misalignments between what security operations aim to do and a company's business strategy.
  • Accurately assessing an organization's asset inventory can be a challenge. Stephen discusses some difficulties associated with assessing risk without an accurate IT inventory.
  • David and Stephen explore why equating compliance and security is often a mistake businesses make. 
  • Stephen explains his views on cyber risk management and how to measure a risk management program's effectiveness.
  • Zero Trust is a popular security model. Stephen explains what that means to him and how he implements it. 

    • Listeners can keep up with Stephen Fridakis on LinkedIn:

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephen-fridakis-96184b/

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