Picture it: Sicily, 1922. I’m reporting to a great CISO who gets an opportunity to lead security for a global law firm. A few minutes later I’m in the hallway with the CIO and accepting the role of interim CISO. Fast forward a few years, I’m in a place that I never expected and doing things I wasn’t sure I knew how to do. The purpose of this talk is to share lessons I’ve learned going from a practitioner to the guy in charge and how practitioners at any level can lead and inspire change within the community.
Brian manages an incredible team of security professionals at the George Washington University. He attended college at University of Maryland and has been working in information security for over 16 years. When not reviewing resumes or contracts, he’s explaining vulnerabilities in plain English, valiantly fighting off vendors, and trying (failing) desperately to get to inbox zero.