Why Do We Fire the CISO? Tradition!

Why Do We Fire the CISO? Tradition!

January 26, 2021

CISO Series

CISO/Security Vendor Relationship Podcast

Why Do We Fire the CISO? Tradition!

Why Do We Fire the CISO? Tradition!

Mike Johnson and I welcome guest Kirsten Davies, svp, CISO, Estee Lauder Companies, to discuss:

  • Why companies always fire CISOs after a breach

  • Questions to ask when considering becoming a CISO at a startup

  • Techniques for retaining staff

  • When and how to make a significant shift in a security program

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Thanks to our podcast sponsor, Kenna Security

Kenna Security

Overheard on CISO/Security Vendor Relationship Podcast 

“The idea of a ‘cloud first’ is on our way to a strategy. Where it goes wrong, and where this can not be a strategy at all, is the ‘lift and shift’ mentality that sometimes happens.”

Steve Giguere, director of solution architecture and community, StackRox

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Cyber Security Headlines 

Top headlines for January 26, 2021:

  • Google’s cookie replacement performs well in tests

  • Twitter Birdwatch pilot launches

  • WhatsApp wormable malware found on Android

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Thanks to this week's headlines sponsor, Nucleus Security

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Join us this Friday [01-29-21] for "Hacking BYOD and Unmanaged Devices"

[1-29-21] Hacking BYOD and Unmanaged Devices - CISO Series Video Chat

Our discussion will be 

"Hacking BYOD and Unmanaged Devices: An hour of critical thinking of all the devices we don’t have agents on”.

It all begins at 10 AM PT/1 PM ET on Friday, January 29, 2021, with guests Jerry Archer, SVP/CSO, Sallie Mae, and Curtis Simpson, CISO, Armis. We'll have fun conversation and games, plus at the end of the hour (11 AM PT/2 PM ET) we'll do our Icebreaker (AKA "cybersecurity speed dating").

Thanks to our video chat sponsor, Armis

Armis

Overheard on Defense in Depth 

“One thing we absolutely have to have in this industry is more folks. And any licensing type story we talk about would have to consider the repercussions of who are you going to exclude. Because automatically by licensing there’s an inclusion and an exclusion.”

Allan Alford, co-host, Defense in Depth

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