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01-09-20 - Don't Test Me. I Swear I'll Escalate that Request
Don't Test Me. I Swear I'll Escalate that Request
This week's episode of Defense in Depth
Building a Remote Team
On this episode of Defense in Depth:
Co-host Allan Alford and our guest Kathy Wang, former CISO, GitLab, discussed:
A fully remote team is possible. Our guest was formerly the CISO of GitLab which is a fully remote organization so the concept of remote work was built into the company's DNA.
Two of the most important factors to great remote success are each individual's willingness to over communicate and never be afraid to escalate an issue.
Not surprisingly, remote work requires top-down support and it starts at the point of hiring.
Trust is a two-way street in remote work.
Under the umbrella of "over communicating" is documenting everything.
Huge benefit of having a remote team is you are no longer competing with location-based hiring. There are talented people all over the world.
With your staff living all over the world, you in effect create a 24/7 office network with everyone operating in different time zones.
A fully virtual company is perfect for cloud native companies.
It can be very costly to place a person physically on site.
Saving money is a great side effect of remote staffing.
Make sure to have in-person team building events. Kathy does one to two a year and tries to make sure one of them coincides with a big security event like DEFCON, RSA, or Black Hat.
One unforeseen benefit of remote work is that you're always able to start meetings on time. Problem with in-person meetings is you're often waiting for another meeting to finish in a room so you can start your meeting.
Special thanks to this week's Defense in Depth podcast sponsor, Pulse Secure.
offers easy, comprehensive solutions that provide visibility and seamless, protected connectivity for hybrid IT in a Zero Trust world. Over 20,000 enterprises entrust Pulse Secure to empower their mobile workforce to securely access applications and information in the data center and cloud while ensuring business compliance.
REGISTER for our live audience recordings in Silicon Valley and Tel Aviv!
YES, if you missed it in the last email, I'm telling you again. We've got two live audience recordings of CISO/Security Vendor Relationship Podcast already planned for January 2020.January 21st, 2020 - Santa Clara, California - Silicon Valley ISSA Chapter meeting - REGISTER Mike Johnson and I invite Peter Liebert, former CISO for the State of California, and now an independent consultant and commander, cyber operations, California State Guard, to join us. Networking and dinner starts at 6:00 PM. January 27th, 2020 - Tel Aviv, Israel - Glilot Capital event, "What CISOs Want" - REGISTERJoining me on stage at our first ever Tel Aviv event will be my guest co-host, Bobby Ford, global CISO, Unilever. Our guest will be John Meakin, CISO and security advisor, and formerly CISO for Burberry, GSK, Richemont, and RBS. Networking and drinks start at 6:00 PM. We actually have one sponsorship slot left for each show. If you're interested, please contact me, David Spark, for information.
Hacking the Greatest Risks
Here are the best moments from last year's CISO Series Video Chat, “Hacking the Greatest Risks: An hour of critical thinking about protecting where we’re most financially and legally susceptible”.
Consultant Anthony Johnson and Brandon Greenwood, vp, security and information technology, Overstock joined me in this video chat.
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