Building a Company Culture Focused on Security – Charlotte Wylie – OKT24 #2
Whether it’s phishing techniques, password spraying, or social engineering, security leaders today are constantly needing to see past blindspots, educate their workforces, and rethink the enterprise security checklist. Many companies, like Okta, are finding ways to incorporate security within their company culture, as every employee has a role to play in keeping a company secure. Charlotte Wylie, Deputy CSO at Okta, joins Security Weekly's Mandy Logan to discuss what security leaders are being challenged with today when it comes to securing their workforce and from experience with implementing Okta’s Secure Identity Commitment how companies can be prioritizing security within their culture to help prevent threat actors from taking advantage of the weakest link.
Segment Resources: https://www.okta.com/blog/2024/08/how-okta-fosters-a-security-culture/ https://www.okta.com/press-room/press-releases/okta-openid-foundation-tech-firms-tackle-todays-biggest-cybersecurity/
00:00 Introduction and Welcome 01:04 Why Security Must Be a Core Part of Company Culture 02:02 Leadership and Accountability in Security 02:45 Security as a Core Value at Okta 03:05 Internal Bug Bounty Program at Okta 04:22 Building an Immune System within Company Security 05:16 Okta’s Secure Identity Commitment 06:36 Market-Leading Secure Identity Products and Services 08:29 Security by Design vs. Security by Default 10:29 MFA and Default Security Practices for Admins 11:06 Partnering with Customers for Best Practices 12:06 Protecting the Industry from Identity Attacks 13:18 Hardening Okta’s Corporate Infrastructure 15:23 Setting the Industry Standard with Okta’s Secure Identity Commitment 16:54 Conclusion and Closing Remarks
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Charlotte Wylie, SVP and Deputy Chief Security Officer at Okta, partners with Okta’s Chief Security Officer to lead Okta’s technical cybersecurity services. This includes overseeing Okta’s global engineering teams to enhance the company’s security postures and programs that support its nearly 19,000 customers. She is a seasoned security executive with extensive global experience across financial and technology industries in Australia and the United States. Charlotte has an extensive background in the delivery of security transformation programs and leading global engineering teams creating value through enhancing security posture aligned with business goals for large corporations.
Prior to Okta, Charlotte led the security engineering team at Xero, a New Zealand based SaaS startup specializing in accounting software.
Charlotte is a passionate social advocate and a proud member of the Okta pro bono management team and has led a number pro bono projects at previous organizations including Symantec and The Commonwealth Bank of Australia.
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