Hiring Talent with No Security Experience

Hiring Talent with No Security Experience

May 27, 2021

CISO Series

Defense in Depth

Hiring Talent with No Security Experience

Hiring Talent with No Security Experience

On this week's Defense in Depth, Geoff Belknap, CISO, LinkedIn, and I welcome guest  Dev Akhawe, CISO, Figma. Here are a few of the highlights of our discussion:

  • Is there a cyber talent shortage?

  • If so, does the shortage come from the hiring side?

  • The dangers of leaving positions open too long

  • The dangers of focusing on checklists vs. candidate potential

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Thanks to our podcast sponsor, Sonatype

Sonatype

No CISO Series Video Chat this Friday, but we'll have one next Friday [6-4-21]

Hacking DLP

Due to the holiday weekend, we do not have a video chat this Friday. But we'll be back the following Friday [6-4-21], where our discussion will be

"Hacking DLP  (data loss prevention): An hour of critical thinking of how we can manage data loss when everyone is working from home".

It all begins at 10 AM PT/1 PM ET on

Friday, June 4

with guests David Tyburski, CISO, Wynn Resorts, and Tim Bandos, CISO, Digital Guardian. We'll have fun conversation and games, plus at the end of the hour (11 AM PT/2 PM ET) we'll do our meetup (AKA "cybersecurity speed dating").

Thanks to our video chat sponsor, Digital Guardian

Digital Guardian

Overheard on Defense in Depth 

“The business will always do whatever it wants to do. You are there to advise and to guide. You are not there to stop them from doing anything.”

Naomi Buckwalter, Director of InfoSec and IT, Beam Technologies

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 Cyber Security Headlines - Week in Review 

We're live tonight and every Thursday at 4pm PT/7pm ET for a short 20-minute discussion of the week's cyber news. Here are a few of the stories we'll be discussing on the show:

  • DarkSide getting taken to ‘Hackers’ Court’ for not paying affiliates

  • SalesForce crash blamed on sole employee using emergency patch

  • DHS to issue first-ever cybersecurity regulations for pipelines after Colonial hack

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Thanks to this week's headlines sponsor, Sumo Logic

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 Highlights from CISO Series Video Chat "Hacking the Speed of Business." 

Best moments from Hacking the Speed of Business

Here are six minutes of the best moments from "Hacking the Speed of Business" with Tim Woods, vp, technology alliances, FireMon, and Jesse Whaley, CISO, Amtrak. .

you can watch the video, read the best bad ideas, and best quotes from the chat room.

Thanks to our video chat sponsor, FireMon

FireMon

Overheard on CISO/Security Vendor Relationship Podcast 

“When I sign that agreement [to be an advisor] I’m very prescriptive of what I’m willing to do and not willing to do. Because there are certain places that just want your name and your network. And maybe they just want to pressure you to go sell a product.”

Ty Sbano, chief security and trust officer, Sisense

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