CISO IT – A Pathway to Yes with Rich Casselberry, E05
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In case you missed the first go, this podcast aired on April 11, 2024.
In this episode, Jason Kikta and Rich Cassleberry discuss the challenges of IT security and how to make better risk decisions. They explore the difficulty of proving a negative in security and the lack of obvious metrics of success. They emphasize the importance of balancing risk and finding the right level of security for the organization. They also discuss the need for reputation management and building trust within the company. The conversation highlights the value of security tools that automatically take action and the need for ongoing evaluation and improvement in security practices. They conclude with advice for new security practitioners, encouraging them to find a path to yes and how to be a trusted partner within your organization.
In case you missed the first go, this podcast aired on April 11, 2024.
In this episode, Jason Kikta and Rich Cassleberry discuss the challenges of IT security and how to make better risk decisions. They explore the difficulty of proving a negative in security and the lack of obvious metrics of success. They emphasize the importance of balancing risk and finding the right level of security for the organization. They also discuss the need for reputation management and building trust within the company. The conversation highlights the value of security tools that automatically take action and the need for ongoing evaluation and improvement in security practices. They conclude with advice for new security practitioners, encouraging them to find a path to yes and how to be a trusted partner within your organization.
Creators and Guests
Host
Jason Kikta
Jason Kikta is the Chief Technology Officer at Automox, where he leads the Product, Engineering, and IT/Security organizations. He has over 30 years of experience in IT, beginning with independent consulting and spanning more than two decades of military service, building and operating communications networks across the globe. During seven years at US Cyber Command’s Cyber National Mission Force, he focused on countering state actors and ransomware threats to critical infrastructure. Jason is an adjunct lecturer for the Alperovitch Institute at Johns Hopkins SAIS and an adjunct senior technical advisor to the Institute for Security and Technology, focused on AI, cybersecurity, and ransomware.
