Security Advisor Alliance Podcast

Brandon Dunlap, Global CISO for Black & Veatch Joins Alliance Executive Director to discuss the talent gap in the information security industry and how to address it.

Show Notes at https://www.securityadvisoralliance.org/category/podcast

 

Direct download: Brandon_Dunlap_Podcast_Episode_36_mixdown.mp3
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In Episode 34 of the Alliance Podcast, Mary Dickerson and John Godfrey of the University of Houston and Kansas University Medical Center weigh in on the challenges of educating the next generation of cyber security professionals.

What is currently being done?

What are the barriers preventing more students from entering the field?

What are the biggest challenges Universities face with regards to Information Security?

Join Host AJ Eads, Director of Communications for the Alliance along with two incredible guests to learn more about this fascinating topic and how two of our executive members are making an incredible difference.

Direct download: Alliance_Podcast_Episode_34v2_mixdown.mp3
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Lewie Dunsworth of Optiv Security and former Director of Information Security at H&R Block joins Alliance Executive Director Clayton Pummill to discuss how he made the transition from IT to Security and the steps necessary to build a successful security program from the ground up.

Lewie addresses how to find/create a security budget, how to communicate with LOB leaders to understand what assets need protection and some resources that new and established security leaders can access to further their expertise.

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Direct download: Podcast_Episode_33_-_Lewie_Dunsworth_mixdown.mp3
Category:podcast -- posted at: 9:49am CDT

Experts in the Information Security field chime in on the uses for Email tagging in their organizations and some best practices for implementation & adoption. 

Episode #32

Topic: Email Tag

Host: Clayton Pummill

Guests: James Robinson - Director, Risk & Threat Management

            Michael - Healthcare Information Security Leader

 

Direct download: Podcast_32_Mixdown.mp3
Category:podcast -- posted at: 5:07pm CDT

CIO.com recently released their 2016 Trends that will dominate cyber security.  Two Alliance Members, Neil Thacker of ForcePoint and Raf Los from the Office of the CISO at Optiv Security weigh in on each topic.

Neil Thacker - Information Security and Strategy Officer

Raf Los - Managing Director, Solutions R&D

2016 Trends According to CIO.com

  1. The Unintended Consequences of State Intervention
  2. Big Data Leads to Big Problems
  3. Mobile Applications and the IOT
  4. Cyber Crime Causes the Perfect Threat Storm
  5. Skills Gap Becomes an Abyss for Information Security

Also Mentioned in this episode:

The Hard Things About the Hard Things - Ben Horowitz

www.sans.org Cleaning Up After a Breach Post-Breach Impact: A Cost Compendium

ENISA - Threat Landscape

Full CIO Article Discussed in this Podcast

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Direct download: Alliance_Podcast_31_Mixdown_1.mp3
Category:podcast -- posted at: 11:25am CDT

Security Advisor Alliance - EP30 - Aligned and Committed

The Alliance has been incredibly active following our 2015 Leadership Summit in Dallas Texas.  

Our leadership team, along side our advisory board has been building and planning for 2016 and beyond.  The most exciting projects of note that we discuss in this episode are:

  • New Website and Branded Collateral.
  • Communications Platform
  • RSA - We'll be onsite all week!
  • 2016 Alliance Leadership Summit Date Released.

The episode concludes with a short discussion on leadership and self improvement.

 

Host:  Clayton Pummill - Executive Director, Security Advisor Alliance

Guest: A.J. - Director of Communications, Security Advisor Alliance

Direct download: Alliance_Podcast_30__-_2116_8.47_PM.mp3
Category:podcast -- posted at: 1:09pm CDT

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