State of Cybercrime

How CISOs Explain Security to the C-Suite

Episode Summary

After the latest Microsoft Ignite conference, the enduring dilemma of how CISOs explain security matters to the C-Suite bubbled to the surface again. How technical do you get? Also, when the latest and greatest demos are given at one of the world’s most premier technology show, it can be easy to get overwhelmed with fancy new tools. What’s more important is to remember the basics: patching, least privilege, incident response, etc.

Episode Notes

After the latest Microsoft Ignite conference, the enduring dilemma of how CISOs explain security matters to the C-Suite bubbled to the surface again. How technical do you get?

Also, when the latest and greatest demos are given at one of the world’s most premier technology show, it can be easy to get overwhelmed with fancy new tools. What’s more important is to remember the basics: patching, least privilege, incident response, etc.

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