In the same way that having brakes on a car enables you to go faster, having a good security team that is able to assess and balance risk and bring forward solutions that allow you to take the right risks in a responsible way, can actually help the company move faster and help achieve business goals.
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*(3:17) - How Gary got into security *(4:42) - Gary’s current role at Bayer *(5:40) - Segment: Taboo Topics *(5:55) - What outsiders get wrong about security *(7:40) - The fasting growing risk in security today *(9:15) - How to do drive real-time risk assessment *(9:28) - Segment: Deep Dive | *(28:52) - How Gary keeps up with security and gets better at his job *(31:27) - What Gary would tell his younger CSO-self *(33:30) - Segment: The Future *(33:43) - What nobody is talking about right now that will be a major issue in the future *(35:22) - What CSOs need to invest in for the future *(36:49) - Segments: Quick Hit |
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Gary is a proven security leader with over 19 years of experience in the Information Security domain (21 years of overall IT experience) that includes roles at multiple global fortune 500 companies, as well as public sector experience with the US Department of Defense. His background has included technical experience, strategy and architecture-focused roles, cyber and threat experience, and various leadership roles focused on building high-performing teams to drive the strategy and direction for Information Security while partnering with his customers to enable key business objectives. Gary has a track record of developing security and risk management programs built to evolve with changing business needs and evolving threats. He also serves as an advisor to several cyber security startups, sits on multiple Executive Advisory Boards for Cybersecurity companies, and is a frequent speaker at industry events.
Jason brings decades of experience building and executing successful strategic security programs to Netskope.
He was previously the chief security and strategy officer for Optiv, developing a comprehensive suite of solutions to help CXO executives enhance their security strategies and accelerate alignment of those strategies with the business. Prior to Optiv, Clark held a leadership role at Websense, where he was a driving force behind the company’s transformation into a provider of critical technology for chief information security officers (CISOs). In a prior role as CISO and vice president of infrastructure for Emerson Electric, Clark significantly decreased the company’s risk by developing and executing a successful security program for 140,000 employees across 1,500 locations. He was previously CISO for The New York Times, and has held security leadership and technical roles at EverBank, BB&T and the U.S. Army.
Gary is a proven security leader with over 19 years of experience in the Information Security domain (21 years of overall IT experience) that includes roles at multiple global fortune 500 companies, as well as public sector experience with the US Department of Defense. His background has included technical experience, strategy and architecture-focused roles, cyber and threat experience, and various leadership roles focused on building high-performing teams to drive the strategy and direction for Information Security while partnering with his customers to enable key business objectives. Gary has a track record of developing security and risk management programs built to evolve with changing business needs and evolving threats. He also serves as an advisor to several cyber security startups, sits on multiple Executive Advisory Boards for Cybersecurity companies, and is a frequent speaker at industry events.
Jason brings decades of experience building and executing successful strategic security programs to Netskope.
He was previously the chief security and strategy officer for Optiv, developing a comprehensive suite of solutions to help CXO executives enhance their security strategies and accelerate alignment of those strategies with the business. Prior to Optiv, Clark held a leadership role at Websense, where he was a driving force behind the company’s transformation into a provider o