David Cass

GSR CISO | President CISOs Connect and Security Current | Senior Partner at Law & Forensics


New Threat Actor Alliances Require Urgent Step-Up of Information Sharing

Posted on: 24 Apr 2023

Threat actors with different motivations are allying in ways they haven’t before, making it all the more urgent for organizations and governments to step up their information sharing. In some…

In a Tough Environment, One Welcome Development is the Growth of Cloud Adoption

Posted on: 05 Apr 2023

We operate in a tough environment with many challenges, so it’s a welcome change to identify encouraging  trends. One such development is that cloud adoption is continuing to grow positively.…

As Responsibilities Broaden, So Does Our Exposure

Posted on: 26 Jan 2023

The CISO’s role has transformed over the years from a mid-level technical job focusing on network security and firewalls to a much more strategic and senior player in a company’s…

Not Your Keys, Not Your Coins

Posted on: 12 Jan 2023

There are many lessons to draw from the collapse of FTX, but above all, the first rule of crypto holds:  “Not your keys, not your coins.” In other words, if…

Top 10 Threat Vectors for 2023

Posted on: 04 Jan 2023

  Although the variety of tools to fight malicious actors has proliferated, attacks themselves haven’t receded. In fact, they’ve been soaring: According to a recent report from the FBI, the…

Don’t Blame Bug Bounties, Blame Joe Sullivan As Accountability Arrived at the CISO’s Doorstep By Daniel B. Garrie and David Cass

Posted on: 07 Oct 2022

On October 5, 2022, a federal jury convicted Joseph Sullivan, former Chief Security Officer of Uber Technologies Inc. (“Uber”) of obstruction of proceedings of the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and…

A CISO Primer in Blockchain and Cryptocurrency

Posted on: 06 Oct 2022

Blockchain technology is being implemented and explored for a variety of applications, and that means CISOs need to take a good, hard look to understand the technology and how to…

See You at CISOs Connect™ Chicago

Posted on: 19 Aug 2022

  Next month we’re going to be having our CISOs Connect™ meeting in Chicago, where we’ll be offering our peer community a trove of practical wisdom on issues that concern…

What’s a Board’s Readiness for Security – and What’s the CISO’s Readiness to Join a Board?

Posted on: 18 Jun 2022

Naming a cybersecurity expert to a company boardroom makes sense to many of us. Companies possess commercially valuable data and understand that cyber threats pose a significant risk to their…

Research Shows Increased Use of Cloud Weighs on CISOs

Posted on: 10 Jun 2022

The increased use of cloud-based applications is weighing on the CISO community, according to a new study, The CISOs Report: Perspectives Challenges and Plans for 2022 co-conducted by CISOs Connect shows. But…