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How to CISO, Volume 1: The First 91 Days
Just want to download the eBook? Head over to How to CISO, Volume 1: The First 91 Days! It seems to be a rite of passage for all CISOs to, at some point in their career, write down their advice for other CISOs starting a new job, whether they are a first-time or veteran CISO.…
Security Talks
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This talk delves into the intersection between security–helping make wiser risk choices–and leadership–getting more done with a lower energy cost. It draws on the lessons of the Six Leadership Disciplines and Humans are Awesome at Risk Management talks, providing a handful of examples of specific leadership skills to practice. The 24 skills in the matrix…
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Summary Everybody sells, right? Wrong. Unless you’re taking an order and retiring your quota, you don’t sell – instead, you market. If you’re selling to a CISO, you need to understand the organizational dynamics that surround a CISO’s decision-making process. This talk walks through nine critical questions that CISOs need to understand the answers to…
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The Untold Story of Fantastical Social Engineering. Hidden inside the story of Harry Potter is a most subtle of social engineering attacks. Explore how J.K. Rowling hid the world’s greatest villain in plain sight. This talk explores the world of Harry Potter from a different angle: that of the villain. In this talk, given in…
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How do you know what to invest in next, or whether the time and energy that you’re spending on a security technology or program is a good investment? Learn how veteran CSOs think about security investments, and develop your own rubric for evaluating where to best make your next security improvement.
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How do you design defenses against DDoS? And how do you think about them from a policy perspective?
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How do humans make risk decisions, and are they good, bad, or something else?
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How do the grand challenges of the future look like the grand challenges of the past?
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What does a Zero Trust journey look like? Explore how we migrated Akamai to a zero trust network access model, before that was even a phrase people knew.
Security Panels
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Investing in Solutions for Tomorrow’s Attacks
Potential investors in the cybersecurity sector need a deep understanding of what the pinch points are for cybersecurity practitioners. Andy Ellis, a 20-year CSO at Akamai who is now an operating partner at YL Ventures, discusses what cybersecurity sectors are attracting investment – and why.
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Scaling Security Programs in High Growth Companies
This webinar discusses the challenges of scaling security programs in high-growth companies, featuring insights from security experts from HashiCorp and Robinhood.
Security Blog
Security Podcasts
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CISO Series: What We Lack In Security We’ll Make Up in School Spirit
https://cisoseries.com/what-we-lack-in-security-well-make-up-in-school-spirit/ This week’s episode is hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), producer of CISO Series and Andy Ellis (@csoandy), operating partner, YL Ventures. Our guest is Dave Stirling, CISO, Zions Bancorporation. Full transcript [Voiceover] Ten-second security tip, go! [Dave Stirling] How do you know your managers are being thoughtful about certifying their users’ access rather than just rubber-stamping the recertification request? So, you can…
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Cloud Security Reinvented: Ryan Gurney
https://open.spotify.com/episode/58u0ezHnngNW1xQ0iGrxIr Guest-at-a-Glance 💡 Name: Ryan Gurney 💡 What he does: Ryan is the CISO-in-Residence at YL Ventures. 💡 Company: 💡 Noteworthy: Before joining YL Ventures, Ryan held security leadership positions at Looker, Google, eBay, and Zendesk. 💡 Where to find Ryan: ## Key Insights ⚡ Your cloud provider’s weaknesses can become your problem. Since the cloud has become more prevalent, many…
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CISO Series: Ignoring Your Vulnerabilities
https://cisoseries.com/why-ignoring-most-of-your-vulnerabilities-is-the-best-strategy/‘ Which vulnerability should you tackle first? Second? Which ones should you ignore? Probably a lot more than you think. On this week’s CISO/Security Vendor Relationship Podcast, David Spark of CISO Series and I welcome sponsored guest Ed Bellis, CTO, co-founder, Kenna Security (now part of Cisco) to discuss vulnerability management among many other issues.…