The Virtual CISO Moment

James Fair is the Senior VP of Technical Operations at Executech, a leading IT outsourcing company committed to cutting costs for businesses in various industries. With expertise spanning over 35 years in IT, 30 years in Leadership, and a dozen years in the interpersonal workspace, James is a seasoned professional with a deep understanding of business strategy, cybersecurity, information technology (IT), and management.

James's remarkable journey from an entry-level technician to Senior Vice President has equipped him with an extensive knowledge base in all facets of IT. He leverages his passion for IT and cybersecurity, coupled with his dedication to leadership development, to teach and mentor other IT professionals and leaders.

Thomas Ballin, Cofounder of Cytix, is an experienced security expert with leadership, management, and operational experience in cyber security. He has spent the past ten years as a security champion building innovative products, services, and teams to meet the needs of customers. In this episode we discuss SMB pen test challenges, scaling security programs, and Cytix's innovate approach to identifying how to effectively manage a vulnerability discovery program (hint: it's not put in a subnet and mask and click "run").

He is also cohost of the Real Cybertalk podcast, a new podcast premiering January 2, 2024. Check it out!

We're back with a new season of great conversations on The Virtual CISO Moment, beginning with our first episode of the year coming January 2, 2024. Hope you can join us!

We end 2023 with a very special guest! Keith Price is the CSO for National Highways. Has worked in tech since 1991, beginning as a Mainframe Operator in the United States Air Force - so of course I had to wear my Air Force cap for this discussion! If you've never come across Keith's LinkedIn posts I'd be surprised, as he is always providing excellent and helpful content. He assists students, military veterans, and professionals wanting a change in their profession in cybersecurity. Most importantly, he loves what he does!

Evgeniy Kharam is the founder of EK Cyber and Media Consulting providing consulting and advisory services in both the cyber and media domains, catering to vendors and MSSPs. He also is the founder of the Cyber Inspiration Podcast and cofounder of the Security Architecture Podcast, where they interview vendors in cybersecurity about their design and architecture. We talk about the need for SMBs to enhance awareness and the struggles for access to talent and other security issues for all businesses. Plus he's working on a book on the importance of soft skills in technical sales, to help communicate more effectively.

Daniel Waters is a cyber and technology strategist, startup advisor, business builder, and cybersecurity subject matter expert. We discuss how some issues affect large and small businesses alike, but startups often have more significant challenges in just trying to stay in business. We also tackle cyber burnout and how change from the leadership level can help.

Paul Valente is the CEO and co-founder of VISO Trust and former CISO of Restoration Hardware, Lending Club and ASAPP.

He holds several industry designations, including Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Systems Manager (CISM) and ISO 27001 Lead Implementer.

Listen to learn how VISO Trust, leveraging AI, can help with an issue all CISOs and vCISOs deal with - Third Party Risk Management.

Marc Crudgington is the CEO, vCIO/vCISO of CyberFore Systems, has many years at the CISO level, and is a United States Air Force Veteran. He is also the author of two books, including "The Cyber War Is Here, US and Global Infrastructure Under Attack A CISO's Perspective". Join us as he discusses his career path and what led him to author two cybersecurity books.

Transitioning from one career to cyber can be challenging but also brings opportunities. Kyron Joseph is a newly converted Cyber Security Professional with 5+ years of experience in Social Media /Marketing account management, content creation, data protection and client communication and pursuing the GRC path. He's learned a very important aspect of information security that many don't, even after decades in the field, and that puts him ahead of others in the GRC space. Listen to find out what that is.

Esteban Ribičić is the Founder and Project Leader at eramba. Serving thousands of companies around the world, eramba is a popular open Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) application. Listen to hear the story of eramba, how it was developed to solve real problems with simplicity, and how eramba's core values center on service.

www.eramba.org