Challenges and Opportunities in Small and Midsized Business Information Security - a special episode, recorded at BSides Nashville May 11, 2024.

Darren Ritch has been in the IT Industry for 34 years, with AT&T about 20 and work in the CSO office. He also volunteers as a CISO for the past several years for a non profit and have helped them with HIPAA compliance, and recently earned the Certified Business Coach designation from Mindvalley.

Curt Vincent is cyber security maverick and entrepreneur.  Founder and leader of the 400 person Morgan Stanley Cyber Security Division for 15 years, Senior Vice President and COO for both the Global Networking and Applications Operations Command Center at Bank of America, VP of a Dev/Ops team at Goldman Sachs and a founder of 5 startup companies.  Curt is also a retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel where he played cyber cat and mouse with nation states as the Operations Officer of the Army's Global Network Operations and Security Center. 

Frank Platt joined me on The Virtual CISO Moment in 2022. I share that episode as a remembrance and tribute to the great person he was. We will miss you, Frank.

Chris Kimpland is a cybersecurity leader with a passion for helping organizations advance their security posture and succeed in today's threat landscape. He has extensive Governance Risk and Compliance experience across multiple frameworks, standards, and regulations such as DFARS, HIPAA, PCI, and NCUA. In this episode we cover a variety of topics including information security risk management and a great upcoming initiative to combat online predators.

John Christly is a cybersecurity evangelist, military veteran, former CIO/CISO/CTO, author, and instructor. Currently the Director of IT Security at Summit 7, he is a passionate IT and cybersecurity professional with decades of experience. He has served in key roles such as CIO, CISO, and CTO, helping organizations of all sizes to build resilient IT systems, fortify their security systems, and grow security related practice offerings. He also owned and operated a successful Florida based MSP/MSSP for over 13 years.

Additionally, he is the author of the new book The Basics of Cybersecurity (available at https://www.amazon.com/Basics-Cybersecurity-John-Christly-ebook/dp/B0CZXQQTGR/) and the creator and instructor of the Udemy course How to become a CISO (see https://www.udemy.com/course/cybersecurity-leadership-how-to-become-a-ciso/).

Joshua Copeland is a seasoned cybersecurity professional and educator with 25 years of experience, with a focus on holistic cloud and on-prem security approaches and specific expertise in building and operating security stacks, SOC operations, and cybersecurity governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) processes. Additionally, he served 20 years in the US Air Force. Also, since 2021 he has been the purveyor of #unpopularopinions as the "Unpopular Opinion Guy" SM or "UOG" on LinkedIn, covering topics like hiring, mentoring, and cybersecurity.

Troy Bowman is an Information Security Analyst for Costco Wholesale, specializing in application security. He is also a Navy veteran and has some excellent advice on those looking to enter cyber from military service. He also relays one of the most unique way I have heard to decompress with stress!

Evan Francen is the CEO of FRSecure and SecurityStudio. His mantra of focusing on the mission is inspiring, and his mission is to, simply put, fix problems. He is the founder of the CISSP Mentor Program and the Certified vCISO (CvCISO) training. Additionally, he authored The Information Security Industry is Broken (June 2018). The industry may be broken, but we can fix it; that's just one of the topics we discuss.