CISO

Oct
19
Cyber Governance: What is Fair to Expect from Board Directors and Management? 3 of 4

Cyber Governance: What is Fair to Expect from Board Directors and Management? 3 of 4

Episode 3: Incidents In Episode 1 of this series I talked about oversight of cybersecurity threats and how a Board
10 min read
Aug
25
Overrated? On TPRM, SBOM, Solarwinds, and Supply Chain Security

Overrated? On TPRM, SBOM, Solarwinds, and Supply Chain Security

We've all run to the same side of the boat on supply chain security when it comes to cyber. Rather
2 min read
Apr
27

Encryption is Overrated

Years ago I found myself in one of those awkward elevator pairings where you are unexpectedly face to face with
3 min read
Dec
07
Network Egress and Ingress Fundamentals

Network Egress and Ingress Fundamentals

There is a lot of confusion about network ingress and egress. This isn't limited to junior staff; I've witnessed this
5 min read
Nov
11
Bad CISO Archetypes

Bad CISO Archetypes

As part of my advisory work, I often help companies find and/or interview security leaders. While I'm a huge
4 min read
Oct
20
Episode 07 - Bug Bounties with guest Casey Ellis

Episode 07 - Bug Bounties with guest Casey Ellis

Bugcrowd founder Casey Ellis joins #lifeafterCISO to talk about bug bounty programs in the wake of the Joe Sullivan Uber
1 min read
Oct
17
Cyber Governance: What is Fair to Expect from Board Directors and Management? 1 of 4

Cyber Governance: What is Fair to Expect from Board Directors and Management? 1 of 4

With mounting pressure around cyber literacy in the Boardroom, Directors are looking for specifics around what will be expected of
8 min read
Aug
23
Episode 05 - Deciding When It's Time to Go with guest Jason Chan

Episode 05 - Deciding When It's Time to Go with guest Jason Chan

An essential part of moving on from a long tech career is just figuring out when the time is right.
1 min read
Aug
22
Vulnerability management is dead. But GRC is hiring...

Vulnerability management is dead. But GRC is hiring...

I used to have a TVM team. Threat & Vulnerability Management. The individuals in there had the word "Vulnerability" in their
2 min read
Aug
19
How much AppSec is too much?

How much AppSec is too much?

I've been using the term "West Coast CISO" a lot lately. While it feels like CISOs used to be either
3 min read