What are Insider Threats in Cybersecurity? A Cybersecurity Insider Threat occurs when someone with access chooses to or gets tricked into using that access to harm your company. Insider Threats in cybersecurity can be employees, contractors, vendors, or visitors, and their intent can be either intentional or accidental. An example scenario where this might happen […]
Must a CISO be Bilingual?
Must a CISO be Bilingual? I believe every CISO MUST be bilingual. But not what you are thinking just now. Instead of learning to speak German, French, or Dutch, learn how to speak the language of business. How about a real-world example? The Mission of Nordstrom is “provide a fabulous customer experience by empowering customers […]
Building a Cybersecurity Culture
Building a Cybersecurity Culture Are you curious about how you can be successful at building a cybersecurity culture? This course will teach you how to leverage organizational change principles to develop, maintain, and measure a security-driven culture. Through hands-on instruction, interactive labs, and exercises, you will apply organizational change concepts to various security initiatives and […]
Make your boss take notice!
Make your boss take notice! Are there ways you can work to make your boss take notice? Definitely! The best career advice I ever received came from a non-tech non-cyber friend many years ago. Little did I know how well her sage advice would serve me over the last 20 years. The lesson was – […]
What Assumptions Are You Making?
What Assumptions Are You Making? I used to make a lot of assumptions. I assumed I would get an alert if my security agents were not working correctly. Since no one said there was a problem with my security agents, I assumed everything would be okay. These are just a few assumptions I make daily […]
Resolve to Be More Involved In Your Local Community – REVISITED
It has been five years since I published my first Diary at the SANS Internet Storm Center on the topic of getting more involved in your local community. Now that January is almost over and those new year resolutions you made last month may or may not still be in place, I want to give you […]