Failure Is The Likely Option

<p>All links and images for this episode can be found on <a href= "https://cisoseries.com/failure-is-the-likely-option/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">CISO Series</a>.</p> <p>When cybersecurity needs to cut budget, first move is to look where you have redundancy. That way you're not actually reducing the security effort. But after that, the CFO needs to know what are the most important areas of the business to protect. Where will they be willing to take on more risk? Because, with less security, the chances of failure increase.</p> <p>This show was recorded in front of a live audience in New Orleans as part of the <a href= "http://www.securitybsides.com/w/page/151713813/BSidesNOLA%202023">BSidesNOLA 2023</a> reboot conference. The episode features me, <a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidspark/">David Spark</a> (<a href= "http://twitter.com/dspark">@dspark</a>), host and producer of CISO Series. My guest co-host is my former co-host, <a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/allanalford/">Allan Alford</a> (<a href= "http://twitter.com/allanalfordintx">@allanalfordintx</a>), CISO for <a href="https://www.precedent.com/">Precedent</a> and host of <a href="https://thecyberranchpodcast.podbean.com/">The Cyber Ranch Podcast</a>. Our guest is <a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/woodsmi/">Mike Woods</a>, corporate CISO for <a href="http://ge.com/">GE</a>.</p> <p><strong>Thanks to our podcast sponsors: Conveyor, Nightfall AI, Rapid7</strong></p> <p><a href= "https://www.conveyor.com/one-platform-for-security-reviews?utm_medium=sponsorship&utm_source=CISO-series-headlines" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src= "https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/show/24425/conveyor-banner-ad-600x100-bsides-nola.png" alt="Conveyor" width="600" height="100" /></a></p> <p><em>Love security questionnaires? Then you’re going to hate Conveyor: the end-to-end trust platform built to eliminate questionnaires.</em><br /> <em>Infosec teams reduce the volume of questionnaires with a customer-facing trust portal and for any remaining questionn