CISO Tradecraft®

CISO Tradecraft®

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#87 - From Hunt Team to Hunter (with Bryce Kunz)

Episode #87

On this episode of CISO Tradecraft, Bryce Kunz from Stage 2 Security stops by to discuss how offensive cyber operations are evolving.  Come and learn how attackers are bypassing MFA and EDR solutions to target your...
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#86 - The CISO MindMap (with Rafeeq Rehman)

Episode #86

This episode features Rafeeq Rehman.  He discusses the need for a CISO Mindmap and 6 Focus Areas for 2022-2023: 1.  Re-evaluate ransomware defenses, detection and response capabilities, perform a business impact...
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#85 - The Fab 5 Security Outcomes Study (with Helen Patton)

Episode #85

On this episode of CISO Tradecraft, we feature Helen Patton. Helen shares many of her career experiences working across JP Morgan, The Ohio State University, and now Cisco.   -Is technical acumen needed for...
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#84 - Gaining Trust (with Robin Dreeke)

Episode #84

On this episode of CISO Tradecraft we feature Robin Dreeke from People Formula.  Robin was the former head of the FBI Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program and has an amazing background in learning how...
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#83 - Cyber Defense Matrix Reloaded (with Sounil Yu)

Episode #83

This episode is sponsored by Varonis.  You can learn more on how to reduce your ransomware radius by performing a free ransomware readiness assessment Link On this episode, Sounil Yu continues his discussion about his...
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#82 - Cyber Defense Matrix (with Sounil Yu)

Episode #82

This episode is sponsored by Varonis.  You can learn more on how to reduce your ransomware radius by performing a free ransomware readiness assessment Link This episode of CISO Tradecraft has Sounil Yu talk about his...
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#81- Career Lessons from a CISO (with John Hellickson)

Episode #81

On this episode of CISO Tradecraft, John Hellickson from Coalfire talks about his career as a CISO.  Listen and learn about: The evolving role of the CISO How John got started as a CISO Whis is a Field CISO and how...
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#80 - Breaking Backbones (with Deb Radcliff)

Episode #80

A respected journalist focusing on cybersecurity and our community of people for over 25 years, Deb Radcliff remains a trusted information source who checks and double-checks her sources before publication -- a...
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#79 - Addressing the Top CEO Concerns

Episode #79

On this Episode of CISO Tradecraft we talk about the Top 10 areas of concern for the C Suite about Ransomware.  Note you can read the full ISC2 Study here (Link). Cybersecurity professionals should keep the following...
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#78 - Business Objectives & 5 CISO Archetypes (with Christian Hyatt)

Episode #78

On this episode of CISO Tradecraft, Christian Hyatt from risk3sixty stops by to discuss the 3 major Business Objectives for CISOs: Risk Management Cost Reduction Revenue Generation He also discusses the five CISO...
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#77 - Countering Corporate Espionage

Episode #77

Chances are your organization has information that someone else wants.  If it's another nation state, their methods may not be friendly or even legal.  In this episode we address assessing risk, known "bad" actors,...
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#76 - The Demise of the Cybersecurity Workforce

Episode #76

Our career has been growing like crazy with an estimated 3.5 million unfilled cybersecurity jobs within the next few years.  More certs, more quals, more money, right?  The sky’s the limit.  But what if we’re...
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