Join us for a conversation with Cecil Payne, Director of Security Operations Engineering at The Home Depot where we talk cybersecurity career progression, diversity, and the skills gap!

Host Amber Pedroncelli welcomes two guests to the show this week. First, Bryan Lopez, Director of Emerging Technologies for the Department of the Navy Chief Information Officer, discusses the interview he conducted with retired Vice Admiral Jan Tighe about cyber aptitude testing in the Navy and beyond. Vice Admiral Tighe collaborated with EC-Council on the creation of the CyberQ Aptitude Assessment. 

Host Amber Pedroncelli sits down with Martin Knobloch, Global AppSec Strategist at Micro Focus, to talk software security, DevOps, keeping CISOs in the loop, and how to manage developers so security is prioritized. 

Martin Knobloch is a long-time information security leader with more than 15 years of experience in the field.  With a background in software development and architecture, his focus is on software security. Martin is actively involved in OWASP where he is a frequent contributor to various projects and initiatives, as well as a member of the Board of Directors. During his career, Martin has been a recognized teacher, guest lecturer at various universities and invited speaker and trainer at local and international software development, testing and security conferences throughout the world.

Dick Wilkinson is the Chief Technology Officer on staff with the Supreme Court of New Mexico. He is a recently retired Army Warrant Officer with 20 years of experience in the intelligence and cybersecurity field. He has led diverse technical missions ranging from satellite operations, combat field digital forensics, enterprise cybersecurity as well as cyber research for the Secretary of Defense.


Moving beyond FUD: The kinder, gentler CISO
Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt have been the calling card and sometimes crutch of the security professional. Motivating your peers and business partners with images of catastrophe will only serve short term objectives and doesn't build the long term productive relationships you will need to be a successful CISO. Learning what motivates the other C-Suite members and speaking their language will help you navigate the problems they are facing and allows you to integrate your own security objectives into their solutions. Showing up even when security is not the primary topic and proving your worth outside of the scope of IT will build a support base you will come to rely on when your proposal for the best security option is not the cheapest or most convenient. Trust, not fear, will win the day.

Malcolm Harkins: Chief Security and Trust Officer, Cymatic


I believe, I belong, I matter ℠ – the art of curating commitment in yourself and others

Ever wonder how to create lasting commitment from your employees and for yourself? How to get your teams to stay engaged battling thru the challenges we see day in and day out? How to improve your connections in relationships both inside and out of work? In this talk, I will explore how logic leads to reason and how emotion leads to action. I will go through my personal journey exploring and sharing lessons from my +25 years managing people and leading teams. I will explore the I Believe, I Belong, I Matter ℠ framework I created out of my lessons in life, love, and leadership. This framework has helped me learn how to better channel moods/emotions in myself and others, make smarter empathic decisions, understand and regulate conflict better, handle setbacks & tough situations with resolve & resilience, and create greater team and individual performance results. I will share what gifted curators of commitment do to inspire purpose, passion, and persistence to achieve hard but worthy goal both inside the workplace and with family/friends.

Keyaan J Williams is the Founder and Managing Director of Cyber Leadership and Strategy Solutions (CLASS-LLC), a professional services firm that helps global clients with cybersecurity strategy, program management, and workforce development. His professional experience includes two decades of support for corporate information security and risk management programs in large, regulated enterprises.

Keyaan’s reputation for leadership was established when he led the operational transformation of the Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) as the President of the International Board of Directors. He also served as the Sr. Manager Global Information Security with the DB Consulting Group working to build the program that standardized information security, risk management, and compliance practices across 46 country offices in Africa, Asia, and the Americas. This position stemmed from his previous service as Director Information Security (ISSO) for Centers for Disease Control and Prevention where he directed all aspects of information security, compliance, and risk management within the CDC Center for Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Laboratory Services (CSELS).

Keyaan has contributed to many books and publications, including his role as a leading author of the Certified CISO Body of Knowledge used by EC-Council to train and certify thousands of global technology and security executives.

Keyaan’s talk at Global CISO Forum is titled Avoiding Senseless Security Metrics: A new prescription for seeing security information clearly. In Keyaan’s own words: The struggle with metrics affects all business leaders who strive to measure and communicate the value of their programs and initiatives. Security metrics might be the most difficult measurements to communicate because non-technical business leaders and security executives speak completely languages. This session shines a new light onto old security measurements to help our business counterparts see the information more clearly.

Todd Bell is the Chief Security & Trust Officer for Verdigris Holdings, a 100% cloud Banking as a Service (BaaS) located in Scottsdale, AZ. Todd brings more than 15+ years of information security & technology experience working at Fortune 500 global corporations to Start-up ventures. Bell is a recognized industry veteran that serves as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for various analyst firms needing industry insights and market trends. Bell has made numerous contributions to the technology and cyber industry as CISOonline.com contributing writer and written white papers for EC Council and various organizations.

Prior to Verdigris Holdings, Todd served as VP of Enterprise Architecture & CISO for Intersec Worldwide, advising corporations how to build, sustain, and operationalize cybersecurity programs at scale. Before joining Intersec Worldwide, Todd was a Customer Chief Information Security Officer for a major franchise while at Fishnet Security and worked at Verizon Business that was formerly Cybertrust.

Bell holds an M.B.A. from Regis University in Denver, CO and bachelor’s degree in Business Information Systems. Bell holds a variety of professional certifications consisting of Corporate Governance (SOX) from Tulane University Law School, PMP credential from Project Management Institute, Information Security (CISSP), and a certified Master Project Manager from Regis.

Register for Global CISO Forum: https://globalcisoforum2020.eventbrite.com/?aff=ToddBell 

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