Category Archives: CISOs

Here’s what Pete Buttigieg’s campaign CISO is worried about

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Although the 2020 presidential race has become more crowded in recent weeks, Mick Baccio — the chief information security officer for Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg’s campaign — isn’t concerned. Baccio may be the only person on the South Bend, Indiana, mayor’s staff that isn’t worried about former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, former Vice President Joe Biden or any of the other candidates. For him, the competition is foreign adversaries trying to hack into Buttigieg’s campaign infrastructure. “I don’t do politics. I’m just learning how the caucus works,” Baccio said during remarks at CYBERWARCON, a cybersecurity conference held Thursday in Arlington, Virginia. “I don’t care if it’s left or right, I care if it’s Russian or Iranian [intrusions]. That’s who I really [care about,] that’s the competitor.” His ultimate goal is making sure Buttigieg’s campaign doesn’t fall victim to the same intrusions that Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign […]

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Modern Skills for Modern CISOs: Your Questions Answered

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Sometimes your best intentions are thwarted by technology. That was the case when Thom Langford and I attempted to do a Q&A session after our webinar “Modern Skills for Modern CISOs.” Unfortunately, the session ended before we got the c… Continue reading Modern Skills for Modern CISOs: Your Questions Answered→

Among Cybersecurity Pros, Security Paranoia Runs Deep

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Cybersecurity pros are a paranoid bunch, at least according to a survey Lastline conducted at the RSA Conference in March. It makes sense when you think about it. After all, these are the folks who know what the threats are and how easily it is to gai… Continue reading Among Cybersecurity Pros, Security Paranoia Runs Deep→

The smaller, the better: Corporate CISOs turn to invite-only meetings to compare notes

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If you are a chief information security officer, the best place to meet your peers may not be at the big events in Las Vegas, San Francisco, or the traveling roadshow coming through your town. It may be at the restaurant around the corner. Corporate security executives are beginning to favor exclusive, invite-only meetings where they trade ideas with other security bosses on how to protect business secrets, mainly as a way to fight the fatigue that comes from an onslaught of sales pitches. Chief information security officers at Fortune 500 firms receive hundreds of sales calls, emails and LinkedIn messages every month from vendors hawking the latest technology promising to protect them from the next major breach. But many CISOs working 60-plus hours a week don’t have time to sit down to listen to a pitch and, when they do, the technology often fails to impress. So they’re seeking […]

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Incident Response Q&A Part II: Why Incident Response Playbooks Aren’t the Answer, and Advice for New CISOs

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How CISOs Can Successfully Talk Security to CEOs

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It would be funny, if it were not so frustrating, that two individuals so intent on managing risk don’t understand one another. But that is the fundamental problem between business and security leaders. The gap is so huge that bridging it may seem near… Continue reading How CISOs Can Successfully Talk Security to CEOs→