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
#100 - 7 Ways CISOs Setup for Success
#99 - Cyberwar and the Law of Armed Conflict (with Larry Dietz)
#98 - Outrunning the Bear
#97 - Mobile Application Security (with Brian Reed)
#96 - The 9 Cs of Cyber
#95 - Got any Data Security (with Brian Vecci)
#94 - Easier, Better, Faster, & Cheaper Software
#93 - How to Become a Cyber Security Expert
#92 - Updating the Executive Leadership Team on Cyber
#91 - Hacker Summer Camp
#90 - A CISO’s Guide to Pentesting
#89 - Connecting the Dots (with Sean Heritage)
#88 - Tackling 3 Really Hard Problems in Cyber (with Andy Ellis)
#87 - From Hunt Team to Hunter (with Bryce Kunz)
#86 - The CISO MindMap (with Rafeeq Rehman)
#85 - The Fab 5 Security Outcomes Study (with Helen Patton)
#84 - Gaining Trust (with Robin Dreeke)
#83 - Cyber Defense Matrix Reloaded (with Sounil Yu)
#82 - Cyber Defense Matrix (with Sounil Yu)
#81- Career Lessons from a CISO (with John Hellickson)
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