Getting Real with AI, Ending Point Solutions, InfoSec Burnout – Mike Campfield, Nathan Wenzler, Deidre Diamond – ESW #335
There's a lot of talk about AI, especially with the rise of apps like ChatGPT. Despite there being a huge amount of hype, there are legitimately practical applications for leveraging AI concepts in meaningful ways to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of your cybersecurity program. We'll discuss a few examples and show you some ways to bring AI out of the hype and into a proper tool to empower your security and risk program.
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Threat actors don’t think in silos and neither should cybersecurity solutions. In this fireside chat with Uptycs’ newly appointed CRO, Mike Campfield, learn why organizations need to adopt a consolidation approach to win in cyber security, why it’s important to “shift up,” and what Mike is most excited about in his new role.
This segment is sponsored by Uptycs. Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/uptycsisw to learn more about them!
Deidre Diamond, founder & CEO of CyberSN, talks about her efforts to address InfoSec burnout and the skills shortage impacting the industry.
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Mike Campfield is the new Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) at Uptycs. Mike comes to Uptycs from Safeguard Cyber where he was the CRO. Mike has helped scale many prominent technology companies such as Documentum, FireEye, ExtraHop, and EMC. Mike lives in Rhode Island with his wife, two teenage children, and three dogs. Mike loves to compete and you will often hear him quoting famous athletes and coaches (or a random movie reference).
Nathan Wenzler is the Chief Security Strategist at Tenable, the Exposure Management company. Nathan has over 25 years of experience both in the trenches of and as CISO of Information Security programs for public and private sector firms alike, often building them from scratch. He has also served as an executive management consultant and vCISO for C-suite execs across a wide array of Fortune 1000, nonprofit and government organizations looking to optimize, mature and accelerate their information security and risk management programs. Nathan’s focus areas include vulnerability and exposure management, PAM, incident response, process and workflow improvements, executive-level program management, and the human-focused aspects of InfoSec.
Today, he shares his insight on cybersecurity processes, programs, personnel improvements and communication strategies across the globe at conferences and directly with customers to help mature and accelerate risk management efforts for organizations of all shapes and sizes.
Deidre Diamond is the Founder and CEO of CyberSN, specializing in cybersecurity workforce risk management and strategic talent acquisition. Deidre Diamond launched her career straight out of college, guided by two pioneering entrepreneurs who employed her and provided growth opportunities for twenty-one years across three organizations, Motion Recruitment, Rapid7 (RPD), and Percussion Software. Deidre holds two college degrees in Sociology and Criminal Justice and her transition to cybersecurity was driven by a passion for the community and a vision to fix the broken job searching system. In 2014, she founded CyberSN, focusing on enhancing job matching with the CyberSN Taxonomy, leading the charge in cyber workforce risk management solutions.
Under Deidre’s leadership, CyberSN emerged as a premier talent intelligence firm in the U.S. Her commitment to diversity inspired the founding of Secure Diversity in 2015 and the co-founding of the Day of Shecurity Conference in 2017, which draws over a thousand women and underrepresented genders bi-annually for free knowledge-sharing. Deidre is a Board Member of Cyversity as of January 2024, an organization dedicated to diversifying the cybersecurity industry through education, empowerment, and innovative outreach programs. She is recognized as a Top 25 Women in Cybersecurity and is a sought-after speaker for some of the largest cybersecurity conferences in the world. Deidre’s contributions extend beyond CyberSN, advocating for gender diversity and fostering a culture that emphasizes retention and development across the cybersecurity landscape.
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