Our guest is Gary Hayslip. He’s vice president and chief information security officer at Webroot, a cybersecurity and threat intelligence company. Prior to joining Webroot he was the CISO for the city of San Diego, and before that served active duty with the U.S. Navy and as a U.S. Federal Government employee.

He’s the author of the "CISO Desk Reference Guide," and is an active cyber evangelist and popular keynote speaker.

He shares his thoughts on team building, recruiting talent in a highly competitive jobs market, and the importance of actionable threat intelligence.

Raytheon is one of the largest defense contractors in the world, with over 60 thousand employees and annual revenues near $25 billion. They’ve been in business for nearly a hundred years, with humble beginnings in vacuum tube manufacturing, RADAR systems and microwaves during World War II, and post-war expansions into everything from missiles and aircraft to refrigeration and robotics.

Our guest today is Michael Daly, chief technology officer for cybersecurity at Raytheon. He shares his experiences spinning up a cybersecurity team at Raytheon, the challenges of doing so within such a large organization, and the importance of a strong corporate culture to ensure safety and security.

This week we’re joined by Alexander Schlager, executive director of security services at Verizon. He has experience in both the technical and sales sides of the communications and security worlds, having gained experience in a variety of positions around the globe. Our conversation focuses on his belief that organizations need to concentrate on quantifying their cyber risk, and using what they learn to evaluate and plan their security programs. He explains why Verizon invests in reports like the DBIR and the Verizon Risk Report, and of course, we’ll get his take on the importance of threat intelligence.

Our guest today is Bryan Littlefair. He’s CEO at Cambridge Cyber Advisers, and previously held the Global CISO position at Aviva and Vodafone Group. His current focus is working with board-level executives to enable a deeper understanding of cybersecurity and how it relates to business risk. He shares his thoughts on the communications gap between IT professionals and board members, effective ways to overcome it, and the importance of threat intelligence in gauging risk and setting priorities.