Why winning the war in cybersecurity means winning more of the everyday battles

Conference: Global AppSec Dublin 2023

2023-02-15

Authors: Jessica Robinson

Summary

The evolution of the security practitioner and leader in the future to keep up with the pace of the ever-growing cybersecurity industry.

The complexity of cybersecurity defense and proactive innovation requires a collaborative change in thinking.
Adapting to the industry's pace influences security strategies, creativity, and culture in companies and the industry.
Effective leadership is crucial in protecting businesses, communities, and people's way of life.
The CSO role is a leadership growth area that requires modeling integrity and making tough decisions.
Partnering with other executives and prioritizing security bugs in software engineering are essential in application security.

The speaker shared a story about John F. Kennedy visiting the Space Center and asking a janitor what he did there. The janitor replied, 'We're going to the moon.' This anecdote illustrates the importance of every person in an organization understanding the mission and their role in achieving it.

Abstract

As complexity grows in how we defend our business, or proactively innovate technology, how think about cybersecurity collaboratively also has to change. How well we adapt continues to influence our security strategies, our creativity, and our culture, in our companies and in our industry. It seems starting with ourselves is a natural place to begin. Join this conversation on what the evolution of the security practitioner, and leader, will look in the future to keep up with the pace of this ever-growing industry.

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