You're Soaking In It: Systemic Cyber Struggles

Synopsis

In this episode of Resilient Cyber Chris Hughes chats with Cyber industry veterans and long-time leaders Wendy Nather and Casey Ellis about systemic cyber struggles, issues that still plague us over the years, and some of the economic incentives at play (or not) when it comes to cybersecurity.

Casey is the Founder of Bugcrowd and Wendy is a former CISO, Advisor, and Board Member. Both are industry leaders that I respect significantly and who are a wealth of experience and insight!

Key Highlights

• Why cybersecurity tends to repeat patterns, and cloud-native organizations and practitioners are rediscovering some fundamental security truths
• The existence of the “Cybersecurity Poverty Line” and how SMB’s have and continue to struggle with the rate and complexity of attacks
• The evolution of bug bounties, vulnerability research and vulnerability disclosure programs and the importance of practitioners getting involved in regulation and policy initiatives to drive systemic benefits across the ecosystem
• The recent surge around Security-by-Design/Default and some of the economic incentives at play that may contribute to the success or lack thereof as it relates to Secure-by-Design, as well as what role regulation may play
• The state of the Cybersecurity workforce and the disconnect between perceived “workforce shortages” and the realities that contribute to challenges in cyber recruiting, hiring and retention.