Rick Howard is the Chief Security Officer for Palo Alto Networks.  He's a graduate of West Point Military Academy, a former Chief of the Army's Computer Emergency Response Team and a current member of the Alliance Board of Directors.

Rick has been one of the most impactful members of the Alliance over the last two years, bringing invaluable advice, resources and talent to our efforts to close the #talentgap and grow executive development.

We have a great conversation about Rick's job, how they help customers and why he's involved in the Alliance.

Palo Alto Networks is our Title Sponsor at the 2019 Executive Leadership Summit and Rick will be speaking on "The State Of The Network Defender Community"

Neil Thacker, CISO for Netskope Cloud Security EMEA, and Mike Spain, Executive Director for NeuroCyberUK join the podcast for a conversation around our first Converge Tour event held in the UK, and how we can better understand neurodiversity advantages in our organizations.

Dustin Wilcox, one of our favorite CISOs of all time, sits down to share the story of his career and some of his most valuable lessons learned along the way.  

Dustin's career has spanned from the financial sector, the department of defense, smart grid energy and healthcare.  

We talk through many of the evolutions of the industry and where Dustin thinks the future is going.

Worth every minute!

Ryan Frillman, Director of Information Security and Compliance for Spire Energy Group, a major energy provider with locations all over the United States sits down with us to discus his career in cybersecurity and many of the resources he uses to develop his team, and protect our infrastructure.

Ryan serves as the St. Louis Chapter President for the Alliance as well as an advisory board member, and the technology lead on our virtual capture the flag platform.

This is a great interview with some incredible advice on protecting ones own personal networks and working with your kids to create safe learning environments.

Joey Smith, CISO for Schnuck Markets and host AJ Eads (Director of Communications, Alliance) talk about Joey's career pathway from entry level position through the ranks to his current CISO role.

Joey provides some great insight into how his team works across business lines to train & motivate their nearly 15,000 employees across several states.  

As a contributing member of our St. Louis chapter, Joey has attended multiple Cyber Security Converge Tour events and was kind enough to invite Schnuck Markets Chief Legal Council to our annual summit as a keynote.  

I had a great time speaking with such a centered leader, this episode is definitely worth a listen.

Brandon Dunlap, Global CISO for Black & Veatch Joins Alliance Executive Director to discuss the talent gap in the information security industry and how to address it.

Show Notes at https://www.securityadvisoralliance.org/category/podcast

In Episode 34 of the Alliance Podcast, Mary Dickerson and John Godfrey of the University of Houston and Kansas University Medical Center weigh in on the challenges of educating the next generation of cyber security professionals.

What is currently being done?

What are the barriers preventing more students from entering the field?

What are the biggest challenges Universities face with regards to Information Security?

Join Host AJ Eads, Director of Communications for the Alliance along with two incredible guests to learn more about this fascinating topic and how two of our executive members are making an incredible difference.

Lewie Dunsworth of Optiv Security and former Director of Information Security at H&R Block joins Alliance Executive Director Clayton Pummill to discuss how he made the transition from IT to Security and the steps necessary to build a successful security program from the ground up.

Lewie addresses how to find/create a security budget, how to communicate with LOB leaders to understand what assets need protection and some resources that new and established security leaders can access to further their expertise.

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Experts in the Information Security field chime in on the uses for Email tagging in their organizations and some best practices for implementation & adoption. 

Episode #32

Topic: Email Tag

Host: Clayton Pummill

Guests: James Robinson - Director, Risk & Threat Management

            Michael - Healthcare Information Security Leader

CIO.com recently released their 2016 Trends that will dominate cyber security.  Two Alliance Members, Neil Thacker of ForcePoint and Raf Los from the Office of the CISO at Optiv Security weigh in on each topic.

Neil Thacker - Information Security and Strategy Officer

Raf Los - Managing Director, Solutions R&D

2016 Trends According to CIO.com

Also Mentioned in this episode:

The Hard Things About the Hard Things - Ben Horowitz

www.sans.org Cleaning Up After a Breach Post-Breach Impact: A Cost Compendium

ENISA - Threat Landscape

Full CIO Article Discussed in this Podcast

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