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CISOs today have varied tenures at organizations depending upon their ability to master learning the business of the organization. Join this podcast to learn how to translate information security technical issues into a business-focused language and determine the right amount of technical language to share with executives.   To view the article from the CISO COMPASS Book that sparked this interview, please visit: https://securityweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/CISOSTORIES_MischelKwon_CCExtract.pdf   Kwon, M. 2019. Communicating Security Progress and Needs with Business-focused Leadership. In CISO COMPASS: Navigating Cybersecurity Leadership Challenges with Insights from Pioneers, 1st Ed, pg 30. Fitzgerald, T. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Fl.   To purchase the book: www.amazon.com/author/toddfitzgerald   This segment is sponsored by Cybereason. Visit https://www.cybereason.com/cisostories to learn more about them!   Visit https://securityweekly.com/category-shows/the-ciso-stories-podcast for all the latest episodes! Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/cyberleaders Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cybersecuritycollaborative/ 

In this OODAcast we interview Michel Kwon, the founder and CEO of W@tchTower. She is a leader who has proven herself through an ability to success in three different career fields, first as a developer and programmer creating enterprise grade solutions, then as a government executive who would eventually lead the United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT)during a critical period in its transformation, and now as an entrepreneur and CEO adding value to enterprises seeking to reduce risk and improve cybersecurity posture. We discuss Michel's foundational story and extract lessons relevant to those starting a career today, and also dive into how she leveraged her technical skills and desire to create into a winning presentation of a new type of WiFi antenna at Defcon. This event would prove to be pivotal for her next career in the Department of Justice, and makes a clear point of use to any who may be seeking opportunities to switch careers (her focus on continued learning and intention to always be herself were at play here). We also discuss her government career and lessons learned for any professional government who would like to advance and make bigger differences for the nation.  There are also lessons from Mischel's story for any leader who needs to motivate action across organizations when you are not in command. Her approach was to provide threat briefings and visions for the future that would motivate other leaders. This may be the only way that works on cross organizational efforts like those she had to lead. She also provides eye-opening anecdotes about the importance of knowing the rules (in her case, including the Constitution and the laws in place for how we protect privacy). She shares lessons and recommendations that flow from this for any commercial cybersecurity professional as well. As CEO of W@tchTower she has led the firm from its formation to a highly performing value adding partner for any business which is in need of a security operations center (SOC) or with a need to improve current SOC operations. Watchtower provides the technology, guidance and expertise to enable security operations and mitigate problems of too much data, disorganized processes, overworked analysts and hard to measure metrics. Additional Resources W@tchTower Mischel Kwon on Linkedin OODA Research Reports: Cyberwar Was Coming: A Reflection on the 25 Year Old Thesis that Predicted a Generation of Cyberconflict “You’ve got to read what this kid is writing out of his basement at the University of Vermont…” – recently retired CIA officer to intelligence and military colleagues in 1994. A candid 25 year retrospective on a thesis that launched a tremendous amount of dialogue and action on the issues of information warfare, cyberterrorism, and cybersecurity. See: Cyberwar Was Coming: A Reflection on the 25 Year Old Thesis that Predicted a Generation of Cyberconflict Deception Needs to be an Essential Element of Your Cyber Defense Strategy In the cyber defense community, we talk about a wide-range of risk mitigating technologies, strategies, and activities.  We talk about attacker deterrence and increasing costs for the attacker.  We invest in endpoint agents, threat intelligence, DLM, and other mitigating technologies on a daily basis. Here’s why one of the most compelling emerging use cases for increasing attacker costs is through the use of deception. For more see: Deception Needs to be an Essential Element of Your Cyber Defense Strategy Traveling Executive’s Guide to Cybersecurity: Traveling executives are frequent targets for cyber espionage. This report provides guidance for executives and their security teams on how to protect their information and technology while on the go. Produced by OODA co-founders Matt Devost and Bob Gourley, the report provides best practices, awareness of threats, and a deep understanding of the state of technology. A tiered threat model is provided enabling a better tailoring of actions to meet the threat. For more see:  OODA Releases a Traveling Executive’s Guide to Cybersecurity

This is the second  part of our two-episode conversation about information security, which began with last week’s episode. As we discussed last week, the inability to secure information results in catastrophic incidents every single day. And many business leaders aren’t aware that their security infrastructures are broken. Shuman Ghosemajumder, Shawn Henry, and Mischel Kwon return to help us explore several important themes, including:   How business leaders should think about information security as the volume and use of data are changing. New jobs that should exist in ten years, as well as jobs that should disappear. How companies might operate differently once they realize that it's impossible, and probably not even desirable, to protect 100% of their information 100% of the time.   Shuman Ghosemajumder is Chief Technology Officer for Shape Security. He was previously the click-fraud czar at Google. Shawn Henry is President of CrowdStrike Services. Shawn was previously Executive Assistant Director of the FBI, where he oversaw all criminal and cyber investigations worldwide. Mischel Kwon is the founder and CEO of MKACyber and former director of the US Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT).  

This is the second  part of our two-episode conversation about information security, which began with last week’s episode. As we discussed last week, the inability to secure information results in catastrophic incidents every single day. And many business leaders aren’t aware that their security infrastructures are broken. Shuman Ghosemajumder, Shawn Henry, and Mischel Kwon return to help us explore several important themes, including:   How business leaders should think about information security as the volume and use of data are changing. New jobs that should exist in ten years, as well as jobs that should disappear. How companies might operate differently once they realize that it's impossible, and probably not even desirable, to protect 100% of their information 100% of the time.   Shuman Ghosemajumder is Chief Technology Officer for Shape Security. He was previously the click-fraud czar at Google. Shawn Henry is President of CrowdStrike Services. Shawn was previously Executive Assistant Director of the FBI, where he oversaw all criminal and cyber investigations worldwide. Mischel Kwon is the founder and CEO of MKACyber and former director of the US Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT).  

This is the second  part of our two-episode conversation about information security, which began with last week’s episode. As we discussed last week, the inability to secure information results in catastrophic incidents every single day. And many business leaders aren’t aware that their security infrastructures are broken. Shuman Ghosemajumder, Shawn Henry, and Mischel Kwon return to help us explore several important themes, including:   How business leaders should think about information security as the volume and use of data are changing. New jobs that should exist in ten years, as well as jobs that should disappear. How companies might operate differently once they realize that it's impossible, and probably not even desirable, to protect 100% of their information 100% of the time.   Shuman Ghosemajumder is Chief Technology Officer for Shape Security. He was previously the click-fraud czar at Google. Shawn Henry is President of CrowdStrike Services. Shawn was previously Executive Assistant Director of the FBI, where he oversaw all criminal and cyber investigations worldwide. Mischel Kwon is the founder and CEO of MKACyber and former director of the US Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT).  

The inability to secure information results in catastrophic incidents every single day. Still, many business leaders aren’t even aware their security infrastructures are broken. In part one of this two-part series on information security, our guests — Shuman Ghosemajumder, Shawn Henry, and Mischel Kwon, discuss: The changing nature of cyber threats Impact of new technologies and applications The need for better metrics to understand cyber risks Balancing the costs and benefits of cyber risk mitigation Shuman Ghosemajumder is Chief Technology Officer for Shape Security. He was previously the click-fraud czar at Google. Shawn Henry is President of CrowdStrike Services. Shawn was previously Executive Assistant Director of the FBI, where he oversaw all criminal and cyber investigations worldwide. Mischel Kwon is the founder and CEO of MKACyber and a former director of the US Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT).

The inability to secure information results in catastrophic incidents every single day. Still, many business leaders aren’t even aware their security infrastructures are broken. In part one of this two-part series on information security, our guests — Shuman Ghosemajumder, Shawn Henry, and Mischel Kwon, discuss: The changing nature of cyber threats Impact of new technologies and applications The need for better metrics to understand cyber risks Balancing the costs and benefits of cyber risk mitigation Shuman Ghosemajumder is Chief Technology Officer for Shape Security. He was previously the click-fraud czar at Google. Shawn Henry is President of CrowdStrike Services. Shawn was previously Executive Assistant Director of the FBI, where he oversaw all criminal and cyber investigations worldwide. Mischel Kwon is the founder and CEO of MKACyber and a former director of the US Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT).

The inability to secure information results in catastrophic incidents every single day. Still, many business leaders aren’t even aware their security infrastructures are broken. In part one of this two-part series on information security, our guests — Shuman Ghosemajumder, Shawn Henry, and Mischel Kwon, discuss: The changing nature of cyber threats Impact of new technologies and applications The need for better metrics to understand cyber risks Balancing the costs and benefits of cyber risk mitigation Shuman Ghosemajumder is Chief Technology Officer for Shape Security. He was previously the click-fraud czar at Google. Shawn Henry is President of CrowdStrike Services. Shawn was previously Executive Assistant Director of the FBI, where he oversaw all criminal and cyber investigations worldwide. Mischel Kwon is the founder and CEO of MKACyber and a former director of the US Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT).

In today's podcast, we hear that the FBI's takedown of VPNFilter may have averted a major state-directed campaign. Some discount Android phones come with preloaded adware. Amazon's Echo echoed a little too much. BMW patches some potentially serious vulnerabilities in its connected cars. Cryptocurrency exchanges hit by a double-spending crook. The US Justice Department investigates crypto exchange price manipulation. New charges have been filed in the December Kansas swatting death. And GDPR is now with us. Let the lawsuits begin. Joe Carrigan from JHU ISI, comparing the security of iOS vs. Android. Guest is Mischel Kwon from MKACyber on the evolving role of SOCs. 

Founder and CEO at MKACyber Mischel Kwon joins the podcast to address the state of the SOC (Security Operations Center) and how businesses should deal with issues around excessive alerts, incident response times, and outdated metrics.

Even as a child, Chris Young, Senior VP and general manager of Intel Security Group, was interested in building. And it was the combination of problem-solving, innovation and building that drew him to technology. On the other hand, “I so didn’t choose it,” Mischel Kwon, president and CEO of MKA Cyber tells him. A chance encounter in a shopping mall, where she was asked to take a test by a computer school, changed her life. They talk about technology as a great equalizer, and how bringing more diverse groups into the cybersecurity fold comes with challenges as our nation talks more openly about its divisive past and as the industry embraces inclusion across class, race and gender lines. You can hear more of their conversation here.