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Secret CSO: Scott Richardson, Crayon
What advice would you give to aspiring security leaders? “Be ready to be the first person on and off the scene…”
Secret CSO: Jan Andrascik, Trezor
What do you feel is the most important aspect of your job? “Finding balance between security and usability.”
Secret CSO: Zach Powers, Benchling
What advice would you give aspiring security leaders? “Your goal is to reduce security risk across the board… Create a model for security that spans across the entire organisation, not just within the technical side of your...
Secret CSO: Greg Crowley, eSentire
What's the best career advice you ever received? “‘If you’re not growing, you're dying’. The world changes fast, so always keep learning and moving forward.”
Secret CSO: Bryan Willett, Lexmark International
What do you feel is the most important aspect of your job? “It’s communication. The end user is our first line of defence.”
Secret CSO: Dave Bossio, Samsara
What is the best current trend in cybersecurity? “Passwordless, multifactor authentication continues to be the single best thing that companies can do when it comes to maintaining proper access to systems and services.”
Secret CSO: Reza Zaheri, Quantum Metric
Cybersecurity is constantly changing – how do you keep learning? “Twitter is a godsend.”
Secret CSO: David Scholefield, Demica
Is the security skills shortage affecting your organisation? “… there is no shortage of enthusiastic and intelligent individuals that can form an excellent security team. Just don’t ask for 10 years+ experience with hands-on security...
Secret CSO: Jim Tiller, Nash Squared
What do you feel is the most important aspect of your job? “It’s my job to translate a complex and diverse set of information into balanced business and cyber terms.”
Secret CSO: Rohit Parchuri, Yext
What is the worst current trend in cybersecurity? “In my opinion, the worst is the vendors trying to do everything without a sole focus on a specific domain.”
Secret CSO: Gunnar Peterson, Forter
What do you feel is the most important aspect of your job? “Communication and coordination – making sure people are working in a cohesive way.”
Secret CSO: Jos Aussems, Xydus
What advice would you give to aspiring security leaders? “Don’t be cautious in making career choices. Making risky choices and experiencing whether the work helps you learn.”
Secret CSO: Karl Mattson, Noname Security
What is the best current trend in cybersecurity? “The best trend is the move to ephemeral microservices workloads.”
Secret CSO: Jameeka Green Aaron, Auth0
What is the worst current trend in cybersecurity? “Probably the mistakes that companies still make, even after all these years, like failing to manage permissions and access properly.”
Secret CSO: Jim Doggett, Semperis
What is the best current trend in cybersecurity? “I find the trend of CISOs becoming equal parts security professional and risk professional to be a very positive trend. There are too many security risks to solve them all, so we must...
Secret CSO: Laura Whitt-Winyard, Malwarebytes
What is the best current trend in cybersecurity? “That the cybersecurity community, public and private sectors are coming to the realisation that we all must work together on cybersecurity. It is a puzzle that will never be solved…”
Secret CSO: Juan Morales, Anywhere Real Estate
What do you feel is the most important aspect of your job? “Besides the fundamental responsibility of risk management that comes with the role... to ensure I can provide the tools and resources necessary for my teams to function at...
