The Virtual CISO Moment

Are you facing or have you dealt with discrimination or retribution in the workplace? Heather Wallander is the founder of JustiProof. JustiProof is more than just an application – it's a solution for anyone facing discrimination or retaliation, especially those who no idea where or how to fight back. Even if you have never been in a toxic work environment, it can happen to anyone. Learn how to address the negativity and don't try to manage through it in silence and stress, as I did.

Sheryl Benedict is a PCI DSS enthusiast and information security and compliance leader with over 25+ years of experience in providing various services for companies ranging from small private companies to Fortune 50 / 500 Global Organizations. She is also one of 24 globally renowned PCI SSC women in payments leaders in the payments industry. She was a PCI DSS speaker at the North America and Europe PCI SSC community meetings and a global PCI DSS speaker for Cyberwise conference in Turkey. Join us as we dig into PCI concerns for small and midsized businesses.

Cary Johnson has developed a fully managed phishing awareness and auditing program that provides true value to phishing simulations. Legacy phishing simulators lack a performance measurement framework that undeniably measures impact. His innovative performance measurement framework establishes true baselines and resets them monthly to provide objective incremental impact metrics - ultimately answering the question "Is our phishing training truly working?".

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Kodjo Hogan is an experienced Information Security Professional boasting a wealth of Operational and Project Management experience. He has 10+ years of experience leading teams of 10+ staff members. He has been integral to award-winning projects with annual budgets ranging from $100K-$5.7M. He possesses a dynamic mix of experience offering a uniquely holistic perspective on Information Security, Traditional IT infrastructure, Cloud Infrastructure, Information Security Risk Management, and Project Management.

Matthew Quammen's journey in cyber security dates to dial-up internet and AOL accounts. He has seen first hand the disastrous effects of Data Loss. His father was a blue-collar business owner who lost a significant portion of the value of his life's work due to a Data Loss Event. He is passionate about working with the right partners to help companies from falling victim to the same outcomes.

Since the very first days of the Internet, Warner Moore has been part of tech. His love for technology and for building things, for easily and effectively sharing information, and for communicating with people across the world are why he is dedicated to helping companies improve their tech. As the founder of Gamma Force, a large part of what he does is provide innovative strategies for augmenting tech and cybersecurity capabilities. Additionally, working with the tech community in Columbus, OH led him to create Tech Community Coalition (TCC), a non-profit organization whose mission is to enable the tech startup community through education and mentorship.

Mark Burnette is the Chief Growth officer for LBMC and the author of Risky Business: Cybersecurity Leadership the Right Way. Driving growth (increased revenue) has been an important part of his career. During his 30+ years in the professional world, he has helped start and build service lines for three major professional service firms, led a boutique consulting firm as President, and co-founded, built, and sold a software company, among other career experiences. W discuss lie after the CISO, how we all are sales persons in some way, his book, and much more. Viewers and listeners can obtain a free copy of his book by visiting https://www.lbmc.com/blog/risky-business-cybersecurity/

Shane Simmons is the Senior Director IT Security, Global Lending Services LLC. As a seasoned IT executive with over a decade of experience, he specializes in driving cybersecurity and information technology strategies that transform organizations. His expertise as both a Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) uniquely positions him to lead comprehensive digital transformation efforts while ensuring robust cybersecurity frameworks that protect critical assets and drive business outcomes.

Pius Emmanuel Papka is a Malware Engineer (Internship) with the Army War College, Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria. We discuss his reasons for entering the cybersecurity field, serving his country, and his desired career growth path. He also provided some tips to me about Football (Soccer to Americans). Finally, he provides the answer to the question: if Americans receive scam emails from a Nigerian prince promising much money, do Nigerians receive the same from an American prince?

Matthew Harvey an information security professional with both deep and wide experience in the field of computers and networking. He has been in the computer business full-time since 1997, and has done a little bit of everything. He has expertise in everything from intrusion detection and malware analysis to Cisco LAN and WAN internetworking configuration, as well as database and web development, design, configuration, and troubleshooting.