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Multi-Site Mastery: Strategies for Effective Risk Assessments

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Multi-Site Mastery: Strategies for Effective Risk Assessments

In this episode of The Security Podcasts we sit down with Mark Landry, National Accounts Director at AMAROK, to discuss navigating multi-site risk assessment effectively. “In order to approach your risk assessment, especially when you’ve got vast or disparate geographies – meaning you’ve got a location in Portland, Maine and location in Portland, Oregon – you have to be able to accurately convey the risk across both of those locations that have very different risk…

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Proving physical security value across an organization

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Proving physical security value across an organization

In this episode of The Security Podcasts we sit down with Thomasina Martin, a Key Account Manager specializing in Energy and Utilities at Genetec, Inc., to talk about proving the value of physical security across an organization. “One of the primary challenges I think a lot of us see, I think it’s universal in the security industry when trying to secure a budget, is that physical security often competes with other critical business units or…

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Debunking DEI as a security threat: How DEI can improve security

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Debunking DEI as a security threat: How DEI can improve security

Despite evidence that prioritizing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) in the workforce is a profitable and secure path for the security industry, recent headlines are misleading readers about its usefulness. Often seen as a threat to organizational and government security efforts, DEI is being mislabeled as a tradeoff or zero-sum game where its efforts inherently compromise security requirements and resources. A key concern centers around DEI efforts distracting from security missions because firms and agencies…

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Only a Quarter of Cybersecurity Professionals are Women

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Only a Quarter of Cybersecurity Professionals are Women

As of 2023, women make up only 20% and 25% of the cybersecurity workforce, according to training body ISC2. New research from Deloitte explores the reasons behind this gender gap, despite the high demand for skilled professionals in the industry. Half of young working women interested in cybersecurity feel they lack sufficient knowledge of the field to pursue a career in it. Furthermore, 55% of all women surveyed believe the industry could prove intimidating, and…

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Balancing Risk and Innovation – A CISO Perspective

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Balancing Risk and Innovation – A CISO Perspective

In this episode of The Security Podcasts featuring Jill Knesek, CISO of Blackline, and former FBI Special Agent in the Cyber Crime Squad, we talk about balancing risk & innovation from a CISO’s perspective. “The message I like to give is we can be both innovative and secure.,” Knesek says. “They’re not mutually exclusive, and they shouldn’t be. By shifting left and embedding strong security practices and controls earlier into our development lifecycle, we can…

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Navigating political polarization in the workplace

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Navigating political polarization in the workplace

In this episode of The Security Podcasts featuring Scott McHugh, retired CSO at LyondellBasell Chemical Company and Faculty at Rice University, we discuss the challenges security leaders face when navigating political polarization in the workplace. “This is actually not a new phenomenon,” Scott McHugh says. “It really started in the late ’90s, in the Clinton administration, and it’s just been manifesting itself through the years ever since then. And it’s become much more of a…

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Navigating the identity security landscape

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Navigating the identity security landscape

In this episode of The Security Podcasts featuring Jeff Reich, Executive Director of the Identity Defined Security Alliance, we discuss the challenges security professionals are facing in the evolving landscape of identity security threats. “Something we see often is when we were asking the question, ‘how long do account stay active or in your system after someone leaves your organization?’ And certainly there are a number of organizations that say within two days it’s been…

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Diversifying the security workforce

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Diversifying the security workforce

In this episode of The Security Podcasts featuring Larry Whiteside, Jr., CISO at RegScale and Co-Founder and President at Cyversity, we discusses the importance of diversity within the security workforce, the challenges security leaders face during the hiring process and how critical mentorship is when it comes developing talent. “The reality is threat actors and our adversaries that are out there, and they don’t care about what someone looks like. They don’t care about what…

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3 ways to support women in the cybersecurity field

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3 ways to support women in the cybersecurity field

3 ways to support women in the cybersecurity field | Security Magazine This website requires certain cookies to work and uses other cookies to help you have the best experience. By visiting this website, certain cookies have already been set, which you may delete and block. By closing this message or continuing to use our site, you agree to the use of cookies. Visit our updated privacy and cookie policy to learn more. This…

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Fostering diversity in cybersecurity

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Fostering diversity in cybersecurity

Fostering diversity in cybersecurity | Security Magazine This website requires certain cookies to work and uses other cookies to help you have the best experience. By visiting this website, certain cookies have already been set, which you may delete and block. By closing this message or continuing to use our site, you agree to the use of cookies. Visit our updated privacy and cookie policy to learn more. This Website Uses CookiesBy closing this…

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