31 Jan CISO Show: Defending Against Cybercrime
World’s top chief information security officers. Brought to you by KnowBe4
– Steve Morgan, Editor-in-Chief
Sausalito, Calif. – Jan. 31, 2023
The CISO Show is the no. 1 destination for thought leadership on what matters the most in cybersecurity. Chief information security officers from across the globe talk to Cybercrime Magazine about the magnitude of the cybercrime threat, ransomware and other major threats, the cybersecurity market and its solutions, the talent gap and what can be done about it, educating employees on cyber safety and other pressing concerns. Don’t miss an episode! Tune in at CISOShow.com.
Diversity In Cybersecurity
KnowBe4 Guest: Javvad Malik
When it comes to diversity of thought, CISOs give it a lot of thought. In this episode of the CISO Show, Jamil Farshchi, EVP and chief information security officer at Equifax tells us that we’re on a really good trajectory and that we will see meaningful increases in the number of women entering the cybersecurity field. The CISOs talked to us about young people, minorities, and more. With cybercrime expected to cost the world $10.5 trillion annually by 2025, we need all of the cyber fighters we can get.
Ransomware Defense
KnowBe4 Guest: Javvad Malik
Cybercriminals play offense. The rest of us play defense. And considering ransomware is predicted by Cybersecurity Ventures to cost the world $265 billion annually by 2031, there’s a lot to defend against. In this episode of the CISO Show, we talk to chief information security officers at some of the world’s largest corporations. There’s no magic bullet, but there are definitely lessons to be learned from experienced security leaders who have spent extensive time in the trenches.
CISOs Offer Cybersecurity Advice To SMBs
KnowBe4 Guest: Javvad Malik
The CISO Show is mainly devoted to strategies for CISOs and their teams. But in this episode, the CISOs offer advice to small and mid-sized businesses who may not have full-time cybersecurity personnel. “You’re not alone,” says Cliff Moore, chief information security officer at Wilson Sporting Goods. “There’s a community you can reach out to. It’s not as expensive as you might think.” SMBs, don’t despair! Watch and learn from the CISOs who provide you with action items and resources to help defend and protect your company.
Phishing By Industry
KnowBe4 Guest: Javvad Malik
KnowBe4’s 2023 Phishing By Industry Benchmarking study analyzed a data set of 12.5 million users across 35,681 organizations with over 32.1 million simulated phishing security tests. Do you know how your organization compares to your peers of similar size? Download the report to find out! And just as importantly, watch this latest episode of the CISO Show to find out what security leaders at some of the world’s largest organizations have to say about phishing. Knowledge is power in the war against cybercrime.
Culture Brings Out The Best In Employees
KnowBe4 Guest: Javvad Malik
Are your employees an asset or a liability when it comes to cybersecurity? According to Javvad Malik, lead security awareness advocate at KnowBe4, it’s all about having the right culture and tools. Malik and chief information security officers at some of the world’s largest brands believe that employees can actually be one of a corporation’s greatest security assets. Watch and learn from this episode of the CISO Show.
Help Wanted: Cybersecurity Pros. Young People Apply.
KnowBe4 Guest: Javvad Malik
The cybersecurity industry has around 3.5 million unfilled jobs in 2023, up from 1 million positions in 2014. If you’re a high school or college graduate, then you’re a potential candidate for a career in cybersecurity. If you have a computer science degree, then that’s great. But, you don’t need one to join our field. Where do you start? What should you know? Is cyber right for you? Listen to what chief information security officers (CISOs) at some of America’s largest corporations have to say.
Women In Cybersecurity
KnowBe4 Guest: Jelle Wieringa, Security Awareness Advocate
Women held 25 percent of cybersecurity jobs globally in 2022, up from 20 percent in 2019 and around 10 percent in 2013. Cybersecurity Ventures predicts that women will represent 30 percent of the global cybersecurity workforce by 2025, increasing to 35 percent by 2031. CISOs are pivotal as forces for cultural change, and can become role models to entice more talent into the field. Watch what they have to say about getting more women in cybersecurity.
Phishing By Industry
KnowBe4 Guest: Jelle Wieringa, Security Awareness Advocate
Cybercriminals still know that the easiest way to successfully infiltrate an organization is through its people, according to KnowBe4. Is phishing any different in one industry compared to another? To find out, in this episode of the CISO Show, we turn to chief information security officers with experience in industries ranging from aviation to sporting goods to manufacturing to finance. Watch and learn from leaders who are defending against phishing at major corporations.
Cybersecurity Job Market
KnowBe4 Guest: Jelle Wieringa, Security Awareness Advocate
How can candidates find a job in the cybersecurity industry? How can employers find talent to fill their openings? Cybersecurity Ventures predicts there are 3.5 million unfilled cybersecurity jobs globally in 2025 and that figure is expected to remain steady through 2025. In this episode of the CISO Show, chief information security officers at large enterprises share their unique insights into the talent crunch. Watch and learn!
Ransomware Is Relentless
KnowBe4 Guest: Jelle Wieringa, Security Awareness Advocate
Ransomware, fueled by low prosecution rates and the willingness of victims under duress to pay to salvage their businesses, profoundly impacts the global economy. There’s not a glimmer of empathy in today’s ransomware operators. Cyberattackers will just as quickly strike a hospital as a Fortune 500 organization. The only things that matter are finding an initial access point, encrypting networks, and — when possible — extracting sensitive data to exert pressure on victims for extortion purposes. What do the CISOs have to say?
Large Enterprise CISOs On Protecting Their Companies
KnowBe4 Guest: Jelle Wieringa, Security Awareness Advocate
Chief information security officers at America’s largest corporations have a lot on their plate. In this episode of the CISO Show, we check in with CISOs who defend giants in banking, insurance, healthcare, travel and leisure, and gas power. From endpoints to end-users, and a lot in between, the security leaders tell us that their cyber defense never lets up. Whether it’s a boardroom discussion or training employees to be cyber safe, these CISOs are up for the challenge.
If You Want To Be A Fortune 500 CISO
KnowBe4 Guest: Jelle Wieringa, Security Awareness Advocate
In this episode of the CISO Show, we hear from Fortune 500 CISOs on their career journeys and how they ultimately became head security honcho at one of America’s largest companies. Joining us are Paul Connelly, chief security officer at HCA Healthcare; Mary Rose Martinez, vice president and chief information security officer at Marathon Petroleum Corp.; Debbie Wheeler, chief information security officer at Delta Airlines; and Ron Green, executive vice president and chief security officer at Mastercard.
Recruiting Young People To The Cybersecurity Field
KnowBe4 Guest: James McQuiggan, Security Awareness Advocate
The world has 3.5 million unfilled cybersecurity jobs in 2023, according to Cybersecurity Ventures. The number of openings is expected to remain steady through at least 2025. CISOs tell us that colleges and universities are producing more candidates for entry-level positions. More is better, but it’s still not enough. Our industry needs to tell the cybersecurity story to middle and high schoolers, and more college students, in order to create an even bigger talent pipeline. Watch and learn from the CISOs!
The Human Risk
KnowBe4 Guest: James McQuiggan, Security Awareness Advocate
Employees represent the largest attack surface. For too long the human component of cybersecurity has been neglected, leaving employees vulnerable and creating an easy target for cybercriminals to exploit. In fact, the human factor is involved in 82 percent of data breaches, according to the 2022 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR). Watch what CISOs at several large enterprises have to say about the human risk, and how employees can be turned into cyber fighters.
Looking Back On Cybercrime
KnowBe4 Guest: James McQuiggan, Security Awareness Advocate
You can learn a lot from chief information security officers. For instance, threat intelligence started in the 1890s. Cybercrime is poised to cost the world $8 trillion USD in 2023. A group of Fortune 500 CISOs look back and share thoughts on what cybercrime used to look like, where it is today, and where it may be heading. If cybercrime were a country, then it would be the world’s third largest economy. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Not in the future. The CISOs contemplate cybersecurity strategies that can make a difference. Watch and learn!
Why Security Awareness Training?
KnowBe4 Guest: James McQuiggan, Security Awareness Advocate
Technology and cybersecurity journals, and vendors, routinely speculate on why organizations should prioritize security awareness training. Cybercrime Magazine took it a step further. We asked a group of large enterprise CISOs just how important they believe it is to train their organization’s employees on cyber safety, and why. In this episode of the CISO Show we hear back from security chiefs in financial services, petroleum, and healthcare. Their responses may explain why Cybersecurity Ventures predicts the global market for security awareness training will reach $10 billion (USD) by 2027.
Phishing Simulation
KnowBe4 Guest: James McQuiggan, Security Awareness Advocate
“Anybody that has an email in your organization has that proverbial key to the electronic front door — and the ability to open that door if they click on a link or a file attachment,” says James McQuiggan, Security Awareness Advocate at KnowBe4. Once the door is open, cybercriminals are free to walk through and inflict all sorts of damage. Training employees on cyber safety helps keep the door shut at all times. Phishing Simulation, according to many large enterprise CISOs, is an especially important aspect of a security awareness training program. In this episode of the CISO Show, we find out why.
Security Awareness Training Market
KnowBe4 Guest: Anna Collard, SVP Content Strategist & Evangelist
Cybersecurity Ventures predicts that the overall market for security awareness training products and services, which includes the fast-growing market for what Gartner has dubbed ‘security awareness computer-based training (SACBT)’ solutions, to be worth $10 billion annually by 2027. Cybersecurity training has evolved into bite-sized videos, episodic series, podcasts, or interventions that direct users to a quick training exercise immediately after they click on a malicious link that is blocked by back-end content scanners. Watch what the CISOs say about educating and protecting their employees.
The Human Element of Security
KnowBe4 Guest: Anna Collard, SVP Content Strategist & Evangelist
There are more than 3 billion people employed globally. KnowBe4 reports that human error is ranked as the top cybersecurity threat. In this episode of the “CISO Show,” a handful of the world’s top chief information security officers (CISOs) talk to Cybercrime Magazine about why training their employees to be cyber safe matters. If you’re a CISO, security leader, or security awareness training manager, then you’re sure to take away actionable information from our latest installment.
Ransomware: The Fastest Growing Type of Cybercrime
KnowBe4 Guest: Anna Collard, SVP Content Strategist & Evangelist
Ransomware will cost its victims more around $265 billion (USD) annually by 2031, Cybersecurity Ventures predicts, with a new attack (on a consumer or business) every 2 seconds as ransomware perpetrators progressively refine their malware payloads and related extortion activities. The dollar figure is based on 30 percent year-over-year growth in damage costs over the next 10 years. Ransomware is expected to attack a business, consumer, or device every 2 seconds by 2031, up from every 11 seconds in 2021. Watch the CISOs to learn more.
The Cybersecurity Talent Gap
KnowBe4 Guest: Anna Collard, SVP Content Strategist & Evangelist
There are 3.5 million unfilled jobs globally in 2023, enough to fill 50 NFL stadiums. That’s up from one million positions a decade ago. For the first time since Cybersecurity Ventures has been tracking the market, we anticipate the number of openings to level off. But over the next three years we expect the 3.5 million figure to hold steady. In this episode, some of the world’s top CISOs share their insights on the cybersecurity labor shortage, and how to get more young people, women, minorities, and crossovers from IT into our field.
The Cybersecurity Market
KnowBe4 Guest: Anna Collard, SVP Content Strategist & Evangelist
The imperative to protect increasingly digitized businesses, Internet of Things (IoT) devices, and consumers from cybercrime will propel global spending on cybersecurity products and services to $1.75 trillion cumulatively for the five-year period from 2021 to 2025, according to Cybersecurity Ventures. In 2004, the global cybersecurity market was worth just $3.5 billion, and now it’s one of the largest and fastest-growing sectors in the information economy. What do the CISOs have to say? Watch!
Global Cybercrime Damage Costs
KnowBe4 Guest: Anna Collard, SVP Content Strategist & Evangelist
Cybercrime is predicted to cost the world $8 trillion USD in 2023, according to Cybersecurity Ventures. If it were measured as a country, then cybercrime would be the world’s third-largest economy after the U.S. and China. Cybercrime costs include damage and destruction of data, stolen money, lost productivity, theft of intellectual property, theft of personal and financial data, embezzlement, fraud, post-attack disruption to the normal course of business, forensic investigation, restoration and deletion of hacked data and systems, and reputational harm. Watch what the CISOs have to say on this.
– Steve Morgan is founder and Editor-in-Chief at Cybersecurity Ventures.
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