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Cybersecurity Budgets: the Journey from Reactive to Proactive – Theresa Lanowitz – ESW #383

November 7, 2024

CISOs struggle more with reactive budgets than CIOs or CTOs. It's not that part of the CISO's budget shouldn't be reactive, it's certainly necessary to an extent. The problem is when proactive measures suffer as a result. In this interview, we'll discuss some of the causes behind this and some strategies for breaking out of this loop.

This segment is sponsored by LevelBlue. Visit https://securityweekly.com/levelblue to learn more about them!

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Guest

Theresa Lanowitz

Chief Evangelist at LevelBlue

Theresa Lanowitz is the Chief Cybersecurity Evangelist at LevelBlue, a strategic alliance between AT&T and WillJam Ventures, that simplifies cybersecurity for the businesses fueling our global economy.

With a distinguished career in the technology industry, she has held influential roles at companies including Gartner, Borland, Taligent, and Sun Microsystems, significantly impacting application security and emerging technologies.

Theresa is a globally respected leader known for her deep and diverse experience in cybersecurity. Theresa frequently speaks at major industry conferences, sharing her insights on high tech trends, AI integration, and the evolving threat landscape.

Theresa holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.

Hosts

Adrian Sanabria

Principal Researcher at The Defenders Initiative

https://adriansanabria.com

Katie Teitler-Santullo

Product Marketer and Content Strategist at OX Security

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