Would You Look at that Unrealistic Licensing Deal?

Would You Look at that Unrealistic Licensing Deal?

February 23, 2021

CISO Series

CISO/Security Vendor Relationship Podcast

Would You Look at that Unrealistic Licensing Deal?

Would You Look at that Unrealistic Licensing Deal?

This episode was recorded in front of a live virtual audience. Mike Johnson and I welcome guest Mark Eggleston, CISO, Health Partners Plans, to discuss:

  • Getting unemployment/study support from subreddits

  • Negotiating terms with vendors

  • The dangers of internal fake-phishing campaigns

  • Decoding vulnerability management pitches

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Thanks to our podcast sponsor, Cobalt

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Overheard on CISO/Security Vendor Relationship Podcast 

“If it’s someone who is early in their career, they don’t have much job experience, then actually their hobbies - the living and breathing of security - that’s what’s going to impress me. That’s what acts as a proxy for that on the job experience that they don’t have yet.”

Mike Johnson, co-host,

CISO/Security Vendor Relationship Podcast

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Cyber Security Headlines 

Top headlines for Tuesday, February 23, 2021:

  • Impact of the Accellion exploit grows

  • China spyware cribs the NSA

  • Google ends political ad ban

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Join us this Friday [02-26-21] for "Hacking Fraud"

Hacking Fraud

Our discussion will be 

"Hacking Fraud: An hour of critical thinking on identifying fraud’s variances and creating roadblocks to thwart it”. 

It all begins at 10 AM PT/1 PM ET on Friday, February 26, 2021, with guests Dan Woods, vp of the Shape Intelligence Center, F5, and Matt Crouse, CISO, Taco Bell. 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, F5

F5

Overheard on Defense in Depth 

“You’re not going to get the next ten hires through the door in the next 30 days… Ask what is the security program going to look like inside this business to meet the business needs? Then you hire against that.”

JJ Agha, CISO, Compass

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