Detection at Scale

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Detection at Scale episodes

January 24, 2023Kelly Jackson Higgins Discusses The Evolution of Cybersecurity
In this episode, Jack Naglieri speaks to Kelly Jackson Higgins, Editor-in-Chief at Dark Reading. During the episode, they share their thoughts about how cyber threats have changed over the years.
Topics discussed:
Kelly offers fascinating insights into how cybersecurity journalism has evolved to keep pace with the ever-changing industry.
She offers an example of why choosing to patch systems is not always an easy decision for security teams.
Jack and Kelly talk about how perceptions around which organizations are likely targets have changed over the years.
Kelly shares some of the crazier threat actor trends she has observed during her career covering cybersecurity.
She offers three pieces of valuable advice for security teams.
25 min
December 13, 2022Michael Hanley of GitHub on Why Security Needs Engineering, and Vice Versa
In this episode of the Detection at Scale, Jack speaks with Michael Hanley, Chief Security Officer and SVP of Engineering at GitHub. He also spent five years at Duo Security building their security program, and is passionate about making security easy and accessible for everyone.
Topics include:
How to think about managing in a dual role as both head of security and engineering, and what success looks like for both.
What some of the synergies are between security and engineering, and why the two should work as closely as possible.
The security strategy of retaining the integrity of the world's important projects at GitHub.
The importance of democratizing security, and making it accessible for everyone.
The mentality of baking software development into security.
When to introduce a security team into an organization, how to build a SecOps team, and the evolution of security within companies.
Actionable steps for security leaders to take regarding professional development, culture, and sharing notes.
Resources:
Michael's favorite open source security tools: Stream Alert, Cloud Mapper, SiLK Suite
Keep in touch with Michael Hanley on LinkedIn
29 min
October 26, 2022Adeel Saeed on How to Move from A Reactive to a Proactive Threat Detection & Response Model
Adeel Saeed is VP of Technology Strategy and Execution Management at Kyndryl and is a former CISO/CIO at large financial services companies, aviation companies, and more.
Adeel is an experienced technology strategist and digital transformation leader with extensive hands-on technology and information security management experience and has led multiple large-scale complex technology transformation projects.
Topics include:
How enabling your internal clients with the right tools and tech empowers them to serve their customer-base easier
Tool consolidation, risk metrics, reporting analytics, and more of what Adeel is focusing on in the risk management environment
The experience that taught Adeel the most about practical security
Why experience and exposure are the ultimate teachers
Actionable steps to going from reactive to proactive in threat detection and response
The benefits of fine-tuned threat intelligence tools to better make risk-based judgments
Why security is not an ivory tower, it’s part of the business
How security can better partner with business versus just being a component of it
Why gamification can be a great tool to engage the executive team
Standardization of all the data and the fundamental data problem
What Adeel has been paying attention to in the market around detection
What true secure data governance looks like
Adeel's biggest challenge as a CISO, CSO, and overall security technology strategy leader
How Covid helped shape business security and where it should be embedded
Why it’s critical to position yourself as a business partner to your company
Adeel's tips for security leaders to succeed in the future of threat detection and response
Resources:
Keep in touch with Adeel on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adeelsaeed/
27 min
October 12, 2022Chris Hodson of Contentful on How Modern Detection Teams Can Thrive in a Cloud-Based World
Chris Hodson is the CISO at Contentful, which helps digital teams assemble content and deliver experiences, faster. Prior to Contentful, Chris was at Zscaler and Tanium and also busy writing a book called Cyber Risk Management: Prioritize Threat, Identify Vulnerabilities, and Apply Controls.
Chris builds and runs cybersecurity organizations that manage technology risks and helps product teams develop security solutions that work. As comfortable in the server room as the board room, he tailors cybersecurity strategy to organizational risk appetite and business objectives.
Topics include:
Chris’s hottest security take on the role of a CISO
How Chris started developing the skills that better enabled him as a better technical CISO
How Chris works more closely with DevOps teams
How his team gets smart about what to detect
How to work with application developers to get more useful data
Prioritize the services that are most sensitive, so things that are touching customer data get the most attention
The application signals Chris typically cares about
Building out tools internally to send telemetry to a single source
The organization of cross-functional security team and the focus on security engineers
The Kubernetes 4Cs - Code, Container, Clusters, Cloud
The importance of organizational-specific context to succeed in fixing symptoms at the cause
Chris’s advice that he’d give to detection teams living in a cloud-based world
Resources:
Keep in touch with Chris on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopherjhodson/?originalSubdomain=uk
Learn more about Chris’s book here: https://cybersecuritymattersdotblog.wordpress.com/my-books/
Kubernetes 4Cs: https://www.enterprisedb.com/blog/4cs-security-model-kubernetes
30 min
September 27, 2022Thomas Owen of Grafana on Why Enabled Autonomy is the Future of Modern Security Teams
Thomas Owen is CISO at Grafana and an advisor to startups who helped build the security team at Snyk and is especially excited about fostering conversations around ethics, sustainability, mental health, and inclusivity.
A cloud-native, innovative and strategic security leader with a blend of people, policy and technical experience and a strong product affinity, Thomas and Jack discuss how to build a team from the ground up, the attributes of a modern security team, how to gauge value of security, and his advice for practitioners around basic hygiene.
Topics include:
How Thomas builds functions from the ground up
How to think about functional areas from very early on in the team
Practical applications of using GRF for security and the elements that should be looked at
The three biggest challenges with modern data security
The pros, cons, and use cases of open source in security at scale
The difference between engineers building features and products solving problems
Modern security: telemetry, analysis, and what do you do about it
The ROI of security and how to gauge value
Latest trends in high-scale monitoring
Why ‘enabled autonomy’ is critical in a modern security team
3 pieces of actionable advice for practitioners looking to succeed at detection at scale
Keep in touch with Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-rhys-owen/?originalSubdomain=uk
32 min
September 13, 2022Mike Saxton of Booz Allen on Where Teams Start in Their Detection Journey and How Detection as Code is Bridging the Cybersecurity Skills Gap
Mike Saxton is Technical Director of Defensive Cyber Operations at Booz Allen Hamilton. His primary focus is on implementing technical solutions to protect against vulnerabilities, exploit software or hardware, data threats and other emerging risks that may threaten critical system operations.
Not only an endurance athlete and classically trained musician, Mike is a long time proponent of detections as code and in today's episode he and Jack discuss everything from getting started on your detection journey, to broader cloud security adoption, the use of open source in government, and more!
Topics include:
How Mike went from the healthcare field to cybersecurity
Where the government is in their shift to the cloud
The zero-trust model and broader security adoption in the cloud space
Where Mike thinks most teams start in their detection journey
Mike’s positive thoughts on closing the cybersecurity skills gap and how interviews for detection at scale competency
The usage of open source there is in government
How acquisition and new leadership is changing cybersecurity products and frameworks in government
Why it’s critical to find a niche when working in cybersecurity
His advice to get outside your comfort zone and not just push yourself, but push the industry as a whole
Keep in touch with Mike on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikesaxton/
25 min
August 30, 2022Compass CISO JJ Agha on Relentless Iterations and What He Expects from a Modern SIEM
JJ Agha is the CISO at Compass, the largest real estate brokerage in the US, and previously spent over four years as VP of InfoSec at WeWork, along with time as a security engineer at Vimeo and Priceline.
Having worked for and advised for multiple startups and Fortune 500 companies he enjoys the challenge of building security teams and maturing programs and disciplines within an organization while embracing and learning new technologies.
In today’s episode, Jack and JJ discuss how he builds his team, buy vs build, what he expects from a modern SIEM, and more!
Topics include:
How JJ went from changing his degree nine times, to a help desk analyst to discovering cybersecurity and entering the industry with Northrop Grumman and Edgecast
How JJ thinks about the human element of security when it comes to running a team and being a CISO
What Ikigai is and how the mindset can empower security professionals
Building vs buying and the projects JJ’s security team is working on
What JJ is looking for in a modern SIEM
JJ’s focus on Relentless Iteration and his mission to constantly improve and iterate security programs
How JJ balances the cost of his detection program with the needs of his security team
Keep in touch with JJ on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanagha/
30 min
July 28, 2022Discord’s Kathy Wang on Building and Managing Security Teams
Kathy Wang is the CISO at Discord, an internationally-recognized malware expert who has researched, developed, evaluated, and operationalized various solutions for detecting and preventing client-side attacks used by advanced persistent threats (APT).
As a security executive and leader, Kathy has a strong background in project management, research, and business development. She has worked in government, commercial, and technology startup environments, and currently advises security services/products startup companies.
In today’s episode, Jack and Kathy discuss the talent pool in cybersecurity.

Topics discussed in this episode:
What made Kathy want to go from researcher to security leader
The impact remote work and remote teams has had on cybersecurity teams
What Kathy looks for when hiring security professionals
Why transparency and multi-modal communication is mission critical for cybersecurity teams
How attacks have changed in the past 5 years
The tools Kathy is paying most attention to
What she enjoys most about working in security
Kathy’s advice for security professionals, especially early in their career

Keep in touch with Kathy on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathywang/
21 min
July 12, 2022Rapyd’s Nir Rothenberg on Lessons Learned Transitioning from On-Prem to Cloud
Nir Rothenberg is the CISO at Rapyd, managing security and IT for the soaring Fintech company, on a mission to ensure that the future of financial services will be democratized and secure.
Prior to Rapyd, Nir led information security in NSO Group, a well known cyber-intelligence company, where he was charged with protecting a high profile and high risk enterprise. Before NSO Group, Nir worked as a consultant, helping with some of Israel's leading companies to reduce risk and improve information security. Nir is very active in Israel's cyber startup scene, advising and partnering with many of them.
In today’s episode, Nir and Jack discuss lessons learned in transitioning from an on-prem environment to cloud infrastructure, building a modern team, scaling at Rapyd, and tips to help organizations build a modern security team that’s capable of detection and response at scale.
Topics discussed:
Nir’s unconventional path to becoming a CISO.
How Nir’s mentality shifted in his transition from detection in an on-prem environment to cloud and the pivotal moment he realized he had to move to cloud or be left behind.
What Nir learned about threat detection at scale when he moved to Rapyd.
Why Nir is against SOCs and his alternate systems.
How Nir had to change his approach to detection at scale as Rapyd scaled.
Cybersecurity nuances in the finance industry.
Three pieces of advice for leaders building a modern security team and who he sees succeed the most.
Keep in touch with Nir on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nir-rothenberg-5a6b48ba/
34 min
June 27, 2022SC Magazine’s Joe Uchill on What It’s Like to be a Cybersecurity Reporter in 2022
Joe Uchill is a Senior Reporter at SC Magazine — the leading trade publication for the cybersecurity industry. Prior to joining SC Magazine in 2020, Joe was a cybersecurity reporter at outlets including Axios and The Hill.
Today’s episode is the first in our mini-series dedicated to interviewing leading cybersecurity journalists. Cybersecurity reporting plays an important role for practitioners, leaders, and the general public to understand recent breaches, latest malware trends, and best practices that can help us all stay safe on the internet. Our goal with this series is to help our audience learn more about who these journalists are and what it's like to be a reporter in this fast-changing industry.
Topics discussed:
How Joe began covering cybersecurity in 2015 and how the landscape has evolved over the past few years.
Joe’s favorite story he’s covered since he began covering the space in 2015.
What motivates and excites Joe most about cybersecurity.
How Joe feels about the responsibility journalists have when it comes to keeping the public and security community informed.
What trends Joe feels people should be paying attention to when it comes to the future of cybersecurity.
To keep up with Joe’s latest reporting, join him on twitter at https://twitter.com/JoeUchill
29 min

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