Security Visionaries

In this episode of Security Visionaries, we sit down for a conversation with Ray Canzanese, Director of Netskope Threat Labs, to discuss some of the big takeaways from the just released October 2023 Cloud and Threat Report. Ray digs into why he chose to focus on the adversary this time around, what surprised him about his findings, and how security folks and beyond can best use the findings from this report.
 

Read the latest Cloud and Threat Report at: https://www.netskope.com/netskope-threat-labs 

Amid the endless hype, what is the one thing about AI that you wish was being discussed more? In this episode, host Emily Wearmouth sits down with Neil Thacker, EMEA CISO, Yihua Liao, Head of Netskope AI Labs, and Suzanne Oliver, Director of IP Strategy at Scintilla, to discuss the topics in the realm of AI that they each wish people were discussing more.

In this episode Robert Arandjelovic, Director of Solutions Marketing at Netskope, and Gerry Plaza, Field CTO at Netskope, sit down to chat with Max Havey, Senior Content Specialist at Netskope, about how the conversations around SASE have evolved since Gartner coined the term in 2019 and how embracing a SASE journey can ultimately help bring networking and security teams closer together.

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This bonus episode features an interview with Steve Riley, Field CTO of Netskope. Steve is a widely-renowned expert speaker, author, researcher, and analyst. Prior to Netskope, Steve came from Gartner, where for five years he maintained a collection of cloud security research that included the Magic Quadrant for Cloud Access Security Brokers and the Market Guide for Zero Trust Network Access.

In this episode, Mike and Steve discuss the Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Security Service Edge (SSE), Netskope’s positioning, and how the current economic climate will impact the SASE journey.

Get your complimentary copy of the 2023 Gartner Critical Capabilities for Security Service Edge report and review the 2023 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Security Service Edge

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“I would say that there's a lot of power in the singles. The single policy framework, the single console, the single agent. I've talked to a lot of folks who complain about having to log into multiple consoles, multiple single panes of glass, as some people might want to say. And they love the fact that when they come to Netskope, it's one spot. The singles are helping us eliminate all of these acronyms and eliminate all of the ways [of] thinking differently about the different destinations and having that unified policy mindset.” – Steve Riley

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Episode Timestamps:

*(03:58): Steve’s background at Gartner  

*(07:57): Steve discusses the importance of last year’s SSE MQ

*(10:49): What’s changed about SSE in the last year

*(19:51): How Netskope’s positioning furthers the SASE journey

*(24:43): How the current economic climate will affect SASE

*(34:29): The most important outcome of getting SASE right

*(37:45): Why SASE is the right bet to make

*(40:13): 2030 Goggles

*(44:11): Quick Hits

*(48:23): Mike’s 3 takeaways from his conversation with Steve

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Links:

Connect with Steve Riley on LinkedIn

Connect with Mike Anderson LinkedIn

www.netskope.com

This episode features an interview with Parag Thakore, Senior Vice President of Borderless WAN at Netskope. Prior to Netskope, Parag was the CEO and co-founder of Infiot, which was acquired by Netskope in May 2022, and served as the Vice President of Products and founding member of Velocloud Networks. 

In this episode, Mike sits down with Parag to discuss the convergence of networking and security teams, how SD-WAN helps the hybrid workforce, and simplifying the end user journey.

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“I would say, encourage security buyers and security people to also start thinking about performance characteristics and optimization, and whether that infrastructure can deliver that for them or not. And they don't need to be experts. It's a very simple question in terms of, ‘Can I get this high performance connectivity from this cloud security that I'm purchasing or that security vendor that I'm looking for?’ I think ease of operations and that high performance connectivity is something that security should also look at as a criteria when they look at security platforms.” – Parag Thakore

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Episode Timestamps:

*(02:12): Parag’s background

*(07:18): Parag’s take on security as a team sport

*(12:48): The convergence of networking and security teams

*(24:02): How SD-WAN helps the hybrid workforce

*(27:01): The consolidation opportunity SD-WAN provides

*(29:58): Creating better digital citizens through SD-WAN and converged principles

*(31:54): 2030 Goggles

*(35:23): Quick Hits

*(38:54): Mike’s takeaways

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Links:

Connect with Parag Thakore on LinkedIn

Connect with Mike Anderson LinkedIn

www.netskope.com

This episode features an interview with Andreas Rohr, founding manager and CTO at the German Cyber-Security Organization (DCSO). At DCSO, Andreas is responsible for Innovation and Security Engineering and its Managed Cyber Defense Services. He has over 15 years of experience in IT and cybersecurity, holding management positions in the energy and automotive industries. 

In this episode, Mike and Andreas discuss aligning with works councils, forging business relationships through transparency, and embedding security into value streams.

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“Transparency is key for working with the works council, who are actually not there to prevent security or the company doing the right things, they’re there to make sure that the data is not abused against the employees. This is their mission, their task, and it’s a valid one." – Andreas Rohrohr

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Episode Timestamps:

*(02:06): Andreas explains what DCSO is

*(09:18): Guideposts DCSO is helping companies align to

*(15:45): How Andreas is helping companies navigate the German Works Council

*(19:27): Andreas’s journey from CISO to CTO

*(23:34): Andreas’s advice on determining the budget for security

*(27:30): How Andreas advises companies on making security part of the fabric of their organization

*(34:29): 2030 Goggles

*(43:01): Quick Hits

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Links:

Connect with Andreas on LinkedIn

Connect with Mike Anderson LinkedIn

www.netskope.com

This episode features an interview with Alvina Antar, CIO at Okta. Alvina leads the Business Technology Organization and is responsible for enabling a smooth customer and employee experience. Prior to joining Okta, she spent 17 years at Dell and served as Zuora’s first ever CIO.

In this episode, Mike and Alvina discuss identity-first security, automating business processes through AI and ML, and leading by example to achieve a more diverse industry.

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“For the longest time we've heard how there's a ton of friction between the CIO and CISO and IT and security teams. Where the security organization is developing strategies and IT hears about it and has to somehow deliver and execute against that strategy without any input around the decisions or choices that are made. And in reality, in order for us to be successful, we really need to operate as one team. And that's exactly what we're doing here. The only way we can really build a security-first culture is if we operate as one team. And not only just between IT and security, it's really building security champions across every part of the business. Every single employee should feel accountable for hardening our security posture.” – Alvina Antar

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Episode Timestamps:

*(02:37): Alvina’s journey to becoming a CIO 

*(05:01): How Okta uses Okta 

*(10:38): How Alvina thinks of her role in the current environment

*(18:17): Alvina’s take on security as a team sport

*(22:22): Alvina’s advice for speaking to the board about security

*(26:29): How Alvina is building a human firewall

*(30:31): 2030 Goggles

*(33:10): How we can get more diversity in security

*(35:29): Quick Hits

*(38:09): Mike’s takeaways from his conversation with Alvina

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Links:

Connect with Alvina on LinkedIn

Connect with Mike Anderson LinkedIn

www.netskope.com

This episode features an interview with Joe Topinka, CXO Advisor at Netskope. Joe is a mentor, author, speaker, and CIO with more than 35 years of experience leading IT organizations to drive business results. He is the founder of CIO Mentor, a consulting company that aims to help IT leaders achieve success in their organizations. 

In this episode, Mike sits down with Joe to discuss enterprise risk management, fostering relationships with business units, and people-powered frameworks.

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“I think having an enterprise risk management program is really huge. Whether it's formal or not, somebody has to be responsible for risk overall. That gets to this whole idea that it is a team sport and everyone has a role to play, especially business unit leaders that are making decisions on cloud platforms on their own. They're playing a huge role on that. [...] The idea around cybersecurity several years ago, it wasn't quite where it is now, but the enterprise risk management team has done a really solid effort of elevating the dialogue and getting everyone more cognitive and aware that cybersecurity is not just an IT thing, it's a company thing and it fits into the whole cybersecurity framework overall.” – Joe Topinka

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Episode Timestamps:

*(02:53): Joe’s journey to becoming a CIO 

*(11:07): How Joe advises people on translating business management to security 

*(15:52): Joe’s new CIO acronym

*(20:25): Mike and Joe discuss the business relationship aspect of security

*(29:42): The importance of enterprise risk management programs

*(37:35): 2030 Goggles

*(41:13): Quick Hits

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Links:

Connect with Joe on LinkedIn

Connect with Mike on LinkedIn

www.netskope.com

This episode features Mike Anderson leading a roundtable discussion with Ilona Simpson, Chief Information Officer EMEA at Netskope and David Fairman, Chief Information & Chief Security Officer APAC at Netskope.

In this episode, Ilona and David share their predictions and resolutions for cybersecurity in 2023. You’ll hear predictions about the industrial metaverse, confidential computing, quantified risk reduction plans, and convergence of priorities for security teams.

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“If you think about cybersecurity, we are just a subset of a broader operational risk. Operational risk actually has a much better approach or a little bit more maturity in being able to quantify operational risk in the organization. CISOs need to be able to stand toe-to-toe and be able to have a discussion at parity in regards to risk buydown for this subset of operational risk. And that's really where we are. I think as an industry, as a practice, as a profession, we need to get much smarter at figuring out how do we make this a much more quantitative conversation.” – David Fairman

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Episode Timestamps:

*(02:47) - Prediction & Resolution: The Industrial Metaverse

*(12:23) - Prediction & Resolution: Confidential Computing 

*(17:54) - Prediction & Resolution: Quantified Risk Reduction Plans

*(25:27) - Prediction & Resolution: Convergence of Priorities as a Result of Transformation

*(30:38) - Mike’s Prediction: Vendor Consolidation

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Links:

Connect with Ilona on LinkedIn

Connect with David on LinkedIn

Connect with Mike Anderson LinkedIn

www.netskope.com