Pravin Madhani, CEO, K2 Cyber Security
Scaling mountains It’s no coincidence that Pravin Madhani’s company K2 was named after the second-highest mountain in the world. “Imagine looking at a mountain from the base,” he says. “You…
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Joel Rosenblatt, Director – Network/ Computer Security, Columbia Univ.
At Columbia University, the 40,000 or so students who use the university network are responsible for fixing their own computers once they are suspected of being compromised. Their computers are…
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Don’t look for talent. Create it instead.
Some people establish organizations because they want to build something big, or want recognition. But in 2013 when I established the Philippine Institute of Cybersecurity Professionals, I was coming from…
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What would the enemy do?
To better train and prepare their company’s employees for cyber attacks, CISOs need to put themselves in the attackers’ shoes to anticipate their motives, means and actions. In a KnowBe4…
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Yaniv Bardayan, CEO, Vulcan
Vulcan CEO Yaniv Bardayan has a special standard for hiring members of his team. “I don’t just hire anyone,” he says. “I look for people who are 20 times smarter, 20 times more talented and 20…
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OD in cybersecurity
CISO, Delta Dental Plans Association Cybersecurity is so much about users and the vigilance of people in the organization. Understanding the underlying psychology of the organization, its culture and mindset,…
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Milinda Rambel Stone, CISO, Provation Medical
It’s not easy being a woman in a profession mostly dominated by men. But Provation Medical CISO Milinda Rambel Stone says one of the secrets of her success is to…
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Must-Have Skills for CISOs: A CISOs Connect Report
While cybersecurity is dynamic, there are things that are constant. These are the skills that every CISO must have to be successful, whatever the organization and industry, today and in…
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Christine Vanderpool, CISO, Florida Crystals
Christine Vanderpool was happy to take on a new job as CISO of Florida Crystals six months ago for two reasons. First, she was tired of shoveling snow – “I…
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