Passion for growing cyber talent, risk-based transformative decision making and alignment to business outcomes as well as customer mission are three traits successful Chief Information Security Officers (CISO) must possess. LaLisha Hurt embodies these traits and over the course of her varied career, she has held progressive roles as a regulatory examiner, auditor, consultant,…
Chief Information Security Officers (CISO) are driven. Angel Redoble, the First Vice President and Group CISO for PLDT Group, ePLDT Group, and Smart Communications, epitomizes that attribute. In addition to his position at PLDT Group, the largest telecommunications company in the Philippines and the only Philippine company listed on the New York Stock Exchange, Redoble…
Security professionals rarely start their careers in security. They generally gravitate to the position. Some have short journeys and others take a much longer path. David Levine, the Vice President of Corporate and Information Security & CSO for Ricoh USA, Inc. is one who has taken a serendipitous trip. At this time he is responsible for…
Fannie Mae CISO Christopher Porter speaks with David Cass, VP of Cyber & IT Risk at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The two industry leaders discuss today’s challenging times and the importance of people. They talk about staying connected with and taking care of staff. Chris provides additional insights into his new normal…
DetailsDr. Pablo Molina, AVP and CISO at Drexel University speaks with David Cass, VP of Cyber & IT Risk at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (any opinions David expresses are his own and do not represent the Federal Reserve Bank of New York or the Federal Reserve System). Dr. Molina discusses how the…
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Many professions have formal apprentice or internship programs that allow junior employees to learn on the job under the tutelage of an experienced master. CISOs don’t have the luxury of a structured activity but many times they do have the advantage of working for someone who can set an example and provide a path that…
CISOs are grouped together because of their technical and security skills but each of them takes a unique path to their position. Kirsten Davies, the SVP and CISO at the Estee Lauder Companies, might just have one of the most uncommon journeys if not the longest. In her early years she was interested in music,…
George LLano has seen much in computing over recent decades. The Chief Information Security Officer at Deluxe Entertainment Services Group of Burbank, Ca. has intimate knowledge of hardware and software and has closely observed the evolving role of CISOs. “It is important to be able to navigate between the business needs and technology to meet…
Les McCollum is a firm believer in leading by example and he has applied this perspective ever since he taught himself to program on an Apple IIc as a kid. “I have been very intentional about my career and development,” said McCollum. “I learned each vertical within technology to ensure that I understood the technical…
