In this episode of CISO Tradecraft, host G Mark Hardy is joined by special guest Rick Howard, Chief Security Officer, Chief Analyst and Senior Fellow at CyberWire. Rick shares his insights on first principles in cybersecurity, discussing how these form the foundations of any cybersecurity strategy. He emphasizes the importance of understanding materiality and integrating the concept of time bound risk assessment to achieve a resilient cybersecurity environment. The episode also delves into the value of Fermi estimates and Bayes algorithm for risk calculation. Amid humor and personal anecdotes, Rick and Mark also reflect on their experiences during 9/11. Rick introduces his book, 'Cybersecurity First Principles', elucidating the rationale behind its conception.
Link to the Cybersecurity First Principles Book: https://www.amazon.com/Cybersecurity-First-Principles-Strategy-Tactics/dp/B0CBVSX2H2/?&_encoding=UTF8&tag=-0-0-20&linkCode=ur2&linkId=1b3010fb678a109743f1fb564eb6d0fc&camp=1789&creative=9325
Transcripts: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1y8JPSzpmqDMd-1PZ-MWSqOuxgFTDVvre
Chapters
#160 - Secure Developer Training Programs (with Scott Russo) Part 1
#159 - Refreshing Your Cybersecurity Strategy
#158 - Building a Data Security Lake (with Noam Brosh)
#157 - SOC Skills (with Hasan Eksi) Part 2
#156 - SMB CISO Challenges (with Kevin O’Connor)
#155 - SOC Skills (with Hasan Eksi) Part 1
#154 - Data Protection (with Amer Deeba)
#153 - Game-Based Learning (with Andy Serwin & Eric Basu)
#152 - Speak My Language (with Andrew Chrostowski)
#151 - Cyber War
#150 - Measuring Results
#149 - Board Perspectives
#148 - Threat Modeling (with Adam Shostack)
#147 - Betting on MFA
#146 - Living in a Materiality World
#145 - The Cost of Cyber Defense
#144 - Handling Regulatory Change
#143 - Authentication, Rainbow Tables, and Password Managers
#142 - Powerful Questions
#141 - Emerging Risks (with The Chertoff Group)
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