(Kevin Townsend – SecurityWeek) – SecurityWeek discussed the role of security leadership with William Dougherty (Omada Healthcare), Barbee Mooneyhan (Woebot Health), and Mark Wochos (VEDA Data Systems). All three are CISOs in one of the world’s most attacked sectors: healthcare. The route into cybersecurity All three of our CISOs entered cybersecurity via IT. Dougherty had led the creation of an MSP where he became VP operations. He was recruited by one of the MSP’s customers and became corporate computing services manager.  “We started having problems w ..read more

SecurrityWeek talks to two veteran security leaders in the technology sector: Brent Conran, CISO at Intel, and Chris Leach, Senior CISO Advisor at Cisco Systems. The purpose is to understand what makes a successful modern CISO ..read more

A survey of CISO attitudes conducted by Symantec and Dr Chris Brauer of Goldsmiths, University of London will surprise few CISOs, but should be required reading for other business leaders. It describes adrenaline junkies that fear burnout and worry about being scapegoats in an impossible position, but remain dedicated to their job. Symantec questioned 3,000 ..read more

(Kevin Townsend – SecurityWeek) – Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is an essential part of business transformation and the Industry 4.0 revolution. Its use is burgeoning, with more than 7 billion devices in use worldwide. This is expected to grow to more 20 billion by 2025 — and does not include phones, tablets or laptops. […] The post Industry is Not Ready IIoT Attacks That Have Already Begun appeared first on CISO Forum | 2019 ..read more