CISO Spotlight: Mandy Andress, Elastic CISO
There’s much talk these days about the need for CISOs to develop business acumen and position themselves as business leaders, and not just security leaders. Mandy Andress, Chief Information Security…
There’s much talk these days about the need for CISOs to develop business acumen and position themselves as business leaders, and not just security leaders. Mandy Andress, Chief Information Security…
Oded Blatman is a strong believer in the convergence of business objectives with security imperatives. As a security and business leader, he is deeply committed to building world-class teams and…
Adam Fletcher didn’t even know what cybersecurity was when he got into it. But he had a knack for computers, and a friend persuaded him to join a startup that…
When young cybersecurity practitioners ask Marcos Marrero for advice, he turns the tables and asks them why they want to get into the field. “The reason I ask is because…
Karl Mattson was at his third financial services firm when he realized it was time for something new. “I found the pattern was familiar, and wasn’t bringing the best version…
Don’t be afraid of failure! That’s a key trait that a successful CISO must possess, says John Whiting, the Global Director of Cyber Risk at global advertising giant Omnicom. “Not…
Benjamin Corll’s transition to vendor CISO from enterprise CISO wasn’t anything he’d been aiming for. But when a great opportunity came his way, he took the leap. “Opportunities are abundant…
Rafi Khan sees his career as a series of crossroads for taking his professional path to new levels. Three factors help him to balance these decision points, said Khan, the…
David Hahn describes himself as a security evangelist. “I think security should be very democratized,” said Hahn, the inaugural CISO in residence at Ballistic Ventures. “Part of a CISO’s job…
For Cassio Goldschmidt, cybersecurity is an arms race, trying to stay one step ahead of the enemy. That’s why building alliances is so important. “I think the only way to…