TEC37 Security Series E03: How Cybersecurity Becomes a Business Enabler

Event Overview

We are bringing back some of our favorite TEC37 episodes! In this TEC37 recast, we explore the relationship between cybersecurity and the business. For years, cybersecurity has been viewed by C-level leadership as cost center. But as cyber attacks grow in sophistication and scale, organizations need to start viewing security threats as business threats and security strategy an integral part of business success. Join host Robb Boyd as he speaks with WWT's Todd Neilson, Global Director of Security Services, and Gregory Schoeny, VP of Services and Strategic Solutions for Global Service Providers. They'll discuss how cybersecurity can become a business enabler.

What to expect

In this episode, you'll hear about steps chief information security officers (CISOs) can take to align security initiatives to business objectives. You'll also hear about ways CISOs can prioritize risk based on dialogue with C-level leadership, map risk back to business priorities, and set a security strategy that aligns business, architecture and operations. You'll also learn about:

Deciding the best course of action when a security risk is identified
Communicating with C-level stakeholders in terms of business outcomes versus security tactics
Evolving a security strategy from one that's rooted in technology to one that's driven by business objectives
The architectural and operational execution of a business-driven security strategy

Goals and Objectives

After attending, you'll have better insight into how to set a security strategy based on business goals. You'll come away with practical steps you can take to mitigate the risks that stand most in the way of business success, and you will receive ideas about how to establish collaboration between your security organization and business leadership.

Who should attend?

This episode is targeted toward Chief Information Security Officers, Chief Information Officers and Cybersecurity Directors.

Presenters

Robb Boyd

Explainerds.net

Chief Nerd

Todd Neilson

World Wide Technology

Field CISO - US West

Gregory Schoeny

World Wide Technology

SVP, Service Provider Services & Solutions

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Cloud Security

Cloud Security Risk Assessment

During this assessment, WWT's experts will help you obtain a risk assessment across your organization's cloud footprint to jumpstart your cloud security program. WWT will work strategically to discover all your assets and identify risky configurations, assess your resources against compliance standards (PCI, GDPR, NIST, CIS), monitor privileged users and access credentials for abnormal behavior, gain real-time network visibility to detect suspicious traffic, and uncover critical hosts that have exploitable vulnerabilities.

Assessment

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Case Study

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