The CISO Stories Podcast

In this episode of CSP, we sit down with Dr. Sean Murphy, the CISO of BECU, one of Seattle’s largest credit unions, to discuss the shifts in identity security brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Murphy highlights how Zero Trust architecture became crucial for verifying internal users, especially as remote work became the norm. He shares insights on the unique challenges of securing a remote workforce in the banking sector and underscores the importance of a robust identity security framework in protecting both members and employees in today’s evolving threat landscape. This segment is sponsored by CyberArk. Visit https://cisostoriespodcast.com/cyberark to learn more about them!

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Let’s talk about what CISOs look for when hiring identity and access management team members. What training and experience is most attractive for the business and team.

This segment is sponsored by CyberArk. Visit https://cisostoriespodcast.com/cyberark to learn more about them!

This segment is sponsored by Saviynt. Please visit https://cisostoriespodcast.com/saviynt to learn more and get a free demo!

This segment is sponsored by Liminal. Visit https://cisostoriespodcast.com/liminal to learn more about them!

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Guessing the answer is yes. Well, let's talk about some of the simple ways you can avoid account compromises by strengthening your identity security through MFA, least privilege, account reviews, and all the things!

This segment is sponsored by CyberArk. Visit https://cisostoriespodcast.com/cyberark to learn more about them!

This segment is sponsored by Saviynt. Please visit https://cisostoriespodcast.com/saviynt to learn more and get a free demo!

This segment is sponsored by Liminal. Visit https://cisostoriespodcast.com/liminal to learn more about them!

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Let's talk about how important having a customer success manager, or equivalent, to assist you with your tool integration can make the difference between resource fatigue and success. On top of having solid relationships with our tool vendors, long time CISO Jake Lorz, shares with us how important tool interoperability is, proper governance reviews, and looking at your organization's security strategy when planning for current and future tool selection.

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Let's talk to cybersecurity expert, Lalisha Hurt, about her approach to selecting the right tools for your organization by using proven methods such as referencing the Gartner Magic Quadrant, thinking about the entire IT portfolio as part of your selection process, and what a successful 'Vendor Day' can do!

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What if there was more to making those impactful decisions that you haven’t considered?

Let’s talk about how being open minded can directly impact the success of tool selection and optimization in your company. Is a SOC report enough or are there other criteria needed to make that risk based decision? Let’s discuss cognitive biases in tool selection with researcher Dr. Dustin about why it benefits your organization to be eyes open.

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Let’s talk to our favorite Tokyo security leader about how she has experienced tool selection across the world. To be risk adverse or not to be risk adverse. What a question!

Segment Resources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdFzJxSemKo

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Hear from expert TimBall, CISO for NGO-ISAC, on his experiences in the industry and how he advises his members on finding the right tool. Especially when it comes to making sure the tool isn’t a ‘shiny object’ purchase but actually addressing your organizations underlying issues and bringing value! Bonus, let’s talk about election security!

Segment Resources: https://www.ngoisac.org/

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Let’s talk about how regardless of your organizations data footprint being in the cloud or on prem, or if you’re a billion dollar organization or smaller, if the adversaries want in, they will find a way. Don’t fall victim because of bad cyber hygiene but instead work your experiences, your leadership, and train your people to limit exposure. Hear from Incident Response expert, Levone Campbell, on the lessons he learned in being proactive and reactive to some of the largest incidents in history.

This segment is sponsored by Semperis. To combat today's cyber attacks, enterprises like yours need a way to see the whole picture beyond silos and secure their entire hybrid AD environment. Now you can — with Semperis. Visit https://cisostoriespodcast.com/semperis

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Let’s talk about the vCISO’s approach to Incident Response advisory with clients; particularly small and medium sized businesses (SMB). How can your cyber liability insurance support your organization outside of when an incident occurs? We will discuss strategies SMBs can take to strengthen their IR plans while keeping in mind their business needs and contingency plans.

Segment Resources: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wilklu/

This segment is sponsored by Semperis. To combat today's cyber attacks, enterprises like yours need a way to see the whole picture beyond silos and secure their entire hybrid AD environment. Now you can — with Semperis. Visit https://cisostoriespodcast.com/semperis

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