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02-20-20 - QUIZ: Which Disney Princess Is Best Prepared for a Life in Cybersecurity?

QUIZ: Which Disney Princess Is Best Prepared for a Life in Cybersecurity?

CISO | Security Vendor Relationship Series

This week's episode of Defense in Depth

Personality Tests in the Workplace

Personality Tests in the Workplace

 On this episode of Defense in Depth:

Co-host Allan Alford and our guest Ursula Alford, psychologist, Department of Neuropsychology, Baylor Scott & White Institute of Rehabilitation, discussed:

  • There is plenty of debate as to whether a security leader should use personality tests, such as Myers-Briggs, for hiring or managing employees.

  • Almost universally, no one wanted to use the tests for hiring as it creates bias, but many saw value in using them for managing employees.

  • About half of the people who participated in the discussion just wanted to steer clear of personality tests altogether, never wanting to force their employees to take them either.

  • The tests reveal individuals' preferred communication styles which can be helpful for customizing employee management. This is the main reason they're used.

  • Don't mistake these tests as defining who you are in the future. It's a test to measure personality and communications in a moment in time. People are often asked to take these tests repeatedly and we often score differently with our personalities changing. Meyers-Briggs definitely has issues with validity and reliability.

  • One significant value to any personality test is to see if you're getting a variety of thought patterns on your team. If you're not, then you may be building the wrong team.

Allan Alford on treatment of CIOs vs. CISOs.

Tuesday, 3/3/20: New York City, CISO/Security Vendor Relationship Podcast live audience recording

Tuesday, 3/3/20 in New York City at Rise-NYC - 5:30 PMJoining me will be guest co-host JJ Agha, vp, head of InfoSec, WeWork along with a special guest. This will be done in conjunction with NY Information Security Meetup Group that has over 5,000+ members. Small fee to attend since space is limited. REGISTER.DON'T FORGET, this SUNDAY, February 23rd, 2020, at BsidesSF, Mike Johnson and I will be recording the CISO/Security Vendor Relationship Podcast with our guest Olivia Rose, CISO, Mailchimp.Go ahead and register for BsidesSF. It's only $50 to attend. And then make sure you put our live audience recording on your schedule. We begin recording at 3:30 PM.PLUS Thursday, 3/5/20 in Boston at athenahealth - 6:00 PMMy special guest cohost will be Taylor Lehmann, CISO, athenahealth, and our guest will be Marnie Wilking, global head of security & technology risk management at Wayfair. REGISTER.

Technology’s Lifecycle: Build, Transfer, Operate, and Retire

Technology’s Lifecycle: Build, Transfer, Operate, and Retire

After recording an episode of CISO/Security Vendor Relationship Podcast, Mike Johnson chats with our sponsored guest Tom Garrison, vp and gm of client security strategy at Intel about the company’s Compute Lifecycle Assurance program.

Technology produced today must be able to handle unforeseen challenges that may greatly modify its use. And ultimately, what are the plans for retirement?

Bobby Ford, CISO, Unilever on cloud security

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