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Super Cyber Fridays!

Join us TOMORROW, Friday [10-06-23], for "Hacking Container Security"

Join us Friday, October 6th, 2023, for “Hacking Container Security: An hour of critical thinking about how to shine a light into an image’s black box.”

It all begins at 1 PM ET/10 AM PT on Friday, October 6, 2023 with guests Mackenzie Jackson, Developer Advocate, GitGuardian and David Cross, CISO, Oracle SaaS Cloud. We'll have fun conversation and games, plus at the end of the hour (2 PM ET/11 AM PT) we'll do our meetup.

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Thanks to our Super Cyber Friday sponsor, GitGuardian

Defense in Depth

Is Remote Work Helping or Hurting Cybersecurity?

Work from home flourished during the pandemic. Many workers love it and don't want to go back. Some organizations are pushing for a return to the office. Is in-office work necessary to improve productivity and cybersecurity posture? 

Check out this post for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week’s episode co-hosted by me, David Spark, the producer of CISO Series, and Geoff Belknap, CISO, LinkedIn. Joining us for the episode is our guest, Shawn Bowen, CISO, World Kinect Corporation. 

Don’t get caught in the productivity time suck trap

One of the common reasons not to adopt remote work comes from concerns about productivity. But this neglects the fact that being in the office has its own productivity trade offs. "I arrived at 7am - to get 2 hours of productive time, but it never failed. Someone would come with a ‘drive by chat’ about a non-work thought,” said Jeff Reckseidler at Charles Schwab. Amy Hyatt at QuickNode found this is often more a problem of old school managers saying, "The location is not the problem. If you have disengaged or poor producers, YOU are the problem."

Remote work needs leadership support

"Successful work from home requires a mature approach to leadership that can trust and nurture your best talent," said Gill Reindl of GigaOm. The same workplaces that “don’t trust” remote work have almost certainly adopted remote technologies, using public cloud infrastructure or using a slew of SaaS apps. Chad Henderson of Security Consulting says this will leave employees wondering, “So technology can be great from anywhere, but people cannot?"

Companies can’t afford to miss the benefits of remote work

At its most basic level, remote work widens your talent pool. "Employers' access to talent might not be available without a flex schedule and remote work,” said John Norman of CDW. To paraphrase Adam Balderrama of RVO Health, remote work offers real benefits to top talent, like decreased commuting stress and overall work-life flexibility. Raymond Krehn of Homewatch CareGivers shared his view on where leadership should fall on the issue, saying, “My job is to remove obstacles that impede your job, and commuting can be an obstacle for many people.”

Remote work policy reflects how an organizations sees employees

While remote work gained a lot of attention after COVID lockdowns, it's really a reflection of larger organizational issues. "What people want is flexibility and to be trusted, the remote vs in-office debate dumbs down the real issue which is trust," said Paul Beavers of ManageAmerica. Trust in employees means more than investing in a one-size solution.  "I love being in-person, but I strongly support remote work,” said Raymond Krehn of Homewatch CareGivers. The key is respecting employees enough to find options that can work for them. 

Please listen to the full episode on your favorite podcast app, or over on our blog where you can read the full transcript. If you’re not already subscribed to the Defense in Depth podcast, please go ahead and subscribe now.

Thanks to our podcast sponsor, Nudge Security

LIVE!

 Cyber Security Headlines - Week in Review 

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 to join the LIVE "Week In Review" this Friday for 

Cyber Security Headlines 

with CISO Series reporter Richard Stroffolino. We do it this and every Friday at 3:30 PM ET/12:30 PM PT for a short 20-minute discussion of the week's cyber news. Our guest will be Bob Schuetter, CISO, Ashland.

Thanks to this week's headlines sponsor, Conveyor

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Coming Up On Super Cyber Friday...

Coming up in the weeks ahead on Super Cyber Friday we have:

• [10-06-23] Hacking Container Security

• [10-13-23] Hacking the Risks and Rewards of AI

• [10-27-23] Hacking Third-Party Risk in the Cloud

• [11-03-23] Hacking SOC 2

• [11-17-23] Hacking US Data Privacy

• [12-01-23] Hacking Trust Management

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Live!

CISO Series Podcast LIVE in Las Vegas 10-16-23

Here's a preview video of the live audience recording of the CISO Series Podcast at the DigiCert Trust Summit in Las Vegas on October 16, 2023. Joining me on stage will be Jason Sabin, CTO of DigiCert.

If you want to go, you you'll need to register HERE. Be sure to use code CISOSERIES to get $200 off your registration.

WHEN: DigiCert Trust Summit runs from October 16th through October 18th, 2023. We'll be the opening entertainment on October 16th, recording the podcast at 6pm local time. Be sure to stick around afterward for a welcome reception at Resorts World’s outdoor rooftop patio.

WHERE: Resorts World, 3000 South Las Vegas Boulevard, Las Vegas, Nevada, 89109.HUGE thanks to our sponsor, DigiCert

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