Articles & Presentations
Is The Security Industry Solving Our Problems? And What Can We Do Without It?
Presented at the Texas Department of Information Resources Information Security Forum, April, 2019.
Security Innovation Awareness Through Vendor Relationships
February, 2019 presentation given at TEISS 2019 in London (and GDS Security Insight Summit, December, 2018)
How to Build a Better CISO
January, 2019 Article for HelpNet Security Magazine
GDPR for Security Practitioners
September, 2018
Presented at CDM Media Security Summits in Dallas and Toronto, 2018
Security Metrics
July, 2018 LinkedIn Article
Governance without Management in the Absence of a Perimeter
April, 2018 LinkedIn Article
Why Hackers Love Healthcare
April, 2018 Article for Dark Reading Magazine
2018 Cybersecurity Predictions
February, 2018 LinkedIn Article
Interviews & Panels
TechTarget Interview
May 2019 interview on cloud security. There is a mis-statement here. I advocate "back to the basics" at all phases of a security program - not just as a starter.
Silicon UK Interview
April, 2019 Silicon UK interview about the IT & CISO life. I really am keen on ML and AI once the market consistently produces actual and real examples. I remain hopeful!
ITSP Magazine - Unusual Gatherings
March, 2019 panel interview by Sean Martin along with Sian John and Candy Alexander.
I wear the cowboy hat at RSA so my online connections can spot me in the crowd.
Between Two Kernels
March, 2019. Kelly Shortridge, VP of Product over at Capsule8 does these videos with various members of the security community.
They are over-the-top deadpan, dry humor and meant for fun only. It was very hard to keep a straight face.
IDG Connect - CIO Spotlight Interview
February, 2019 general interview regarding my career path and different facets of the CISO life over the last year.
CISO/Security Vendor Relationship Series
January, 2019 interview covering security fundamentals, collaboration between CISOs, infosec as a campaign and security as compared to IT
Cyber Startup Observatory - CISO of the Week
November, 2018 - I was honored to be chosen as CISO of the week. I was interviewed on a variety of CISO topics.
Business of Security Podcast - GDPR & Other Topics
November, 2018 - Another great podcast series, and another fun interview.
SC Magazine - Unfogging the Future of SIEM
October, 2018 interview for SC Magazine's "ebook" series. Apparently I'm more opinionated about first generation SIEMs than I realized...
CISO/Security Vendor Relationship Series
September, 2018 in-depth interview following up on my August, 2018 announcement to begin openly embracing the vendor community.
My Vendor Experiment in Detail
A September, 2018 interview regarding my voluntary experiment to allow vendors into my work life to the tune of 2 hours a week.
CISO/Security Vendor Relationship Series
August, 2018 interview with one of the most relevant CISO podcasts out there - topics include leveraging compliance for real-world security, and how CISO's discover new solutions and technologies
IT Security Guru: CISO Chat
June, 2018 interview covering blockchain, industry trends and gripes, and security vs. privacy
March, 2018 Got Friends? Segment
March, 2018 Video interview about 2018 predictions and CISO trends. I didn't have my glasses, and am hunched over the screen, squinting. Good interview despite.