Cyber Security Effectiveness Podcast

Auto Club Group CISO Gopal Padinjaruveetil loves to combine his passion for philosophy with cybersecurity and shares a fascinating prediction for IoT devices and the future for humans. He and Brian also discuss the meaning of maturity and cyber readiness, cyber economics, and the three basic types of security metrics.

In the time since Dave Bang appeared in 2018 as our first podcast guest, he's pivoted his career at LyondellBasell from overseeing Information Technology (IT) to managing Operational Technology (OT). He and Brian cover IT vs. OT challenges, vendors' perspectives on secure system environments, and using a streamlined approach to solve enterprise problems.

More organizations are keen to introduce purple teaming to their security practices but in most cases, they are not yet at the level of the business maturity needed to take that next step. Evan Pena, Director of Professional Services at Mandiant (FireEye), describes how his team uses FireEye's premiere threat intelligence to enhance purple teaming efficiency.

Sallie Mae Sr. Director of Cybersecurity Operations Steve Lodin returns to the podcast to share his experiences introducing and maintaining cloud-based SIEM to existing infrastructure. He and Brian discuss the technicalities of transferring a mid-size financial organization to the cloud.

Sandra Joyce, FireEye SVP & Head of Global Intelligence, returns to talk with Brian about recent infamous hacker groups' exploitation of COVID-19, why having more security tools damages your chance of surviving a breach, and gives insight into findings from the Mandiant Validation Security Effectiveness Report.

Brian chats with Dawn-Marie Hutchinson, Security Transformation Executive at global pharmaceutical company GSK, on persistent industry obstacles highlighted even more by the effects of COVID-19, addressing the global skills shortage, and perfecting your security tech stack.

Major General Earl Matthews, USAF (Ret) joins Brian on the Cybersecurity Effectiveness Podcast to discuss the latest hot topics in validation. They cover security for this year's upcoming election and dive into the data recorded in Mandiant Validation's 2020 Security Effectiveness Report, including that which inhibits organizations from garnering the most value from their existing products.

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Privacy affects all industries beyond just the obvious legal implications, and even after 20 years security vendors don't spend enough time strengthening all factors involved. Rebecca Herold, CEO of The Privacy Professor discusses security and privacy mistakes that still pop up today, and how the education industry plays a part in data distribution.