The CISO Stories PodcastSubscribe
Leadership, Critical Infrastructure Security, Security Staff Acquisition & Development

Cyber-Local: City of Chicago Cybersecurity Mission – Bruce Coffing – CSP #121

Full Audio

View Show Index

Segments

1. Cyber-Local: City of Chicago Cybersecurity Mission – Bruce Coffing – CSP #121

All CISO roles are challenging. CISOs of large municipalities face many of the same risks with a unique set of challenges to overcome. Join us for a conversation about the rewarding experience of leading a government cybersecurity program for the nation’s third largest city.

Guest

Bruce Coffing
City of Chicago

Bruce Coffing is an information security professional with over twenty-five years industry experience in information technology and cyber security. He is currently the Chief Information Security Officer for the City of Chicago. Prior to joining the City of Chicago, Mr. Coffing held information security positions at Bank of America and at consulting firm Accenture. Mr. Coffing holds the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) certification.

Mr. Coffing is a finalist for the 2023 ChicagoCIO ORBIE CISO of the Year Award and was a semi-finalist for the 2022 Chicago CISO of the Year Award.

Host

Vice President, Cybersecurity Strategy at Cybersecurity Collaborative

Todd Fitzgerald has built information Fortune 500/large company security programs for 20 years. Todd serves as VP, Cybersecurity Strategy and Chairman of the Cybersecurity Collaborative Executive Committee, was named 2016–17 Chicago CISO of the Year, ranked Top 50 Information Security Executive, authored 4 books including #1 Best Selling and 2020 CANON Hall of Fame Winner CISO COMPASS: Navigating Cybersecurity Leadership Challenges with Insights from Pioneers (2019), ground-breaking CISO Leadership: Essential Principles for Success, as well as contributions to a dozen others. Todd held senior leadership positions at Northern Trust, Grant Thornton International, Ltd, ManpowerGroup, WellPoint (Anthem) Blue Cross Blue Shield/ National Government Services, Zeneca/Syngenta, IMS Health and American Airlines.

Related

Community Knowledge Sharing with CyberNest – Ben Siegel – ESW #379

For this interview, Ben from CyberNest joins us to talk about one of my favorite subjects: information sharing in infosec. There are so many amazing skills, tips, techniques, and intel that security professionals have to share. Sadly, a natural corporate reluctance to share information viewed as privileged and private has historically had a chillin...
Run Your Security Program Like an Election Campaign – Kush Sharma – BSW #367

Does the CISO need to act like a politician? Negotiating budgets, communicating risks, and selling your strategy across the organization does sound a little like a politician. And if that's the case, are you hiring the right campaign staff? Kush Sharma, former CISO for CPR, City of Toronto, and Saputo, joins Business Security Weekly to discuss wh...
Give CISOs a Seat at the Table as CISO Salaries Surge – BSW #367

In the leadership and communications segment, PwC Urges Boards to Give CISOs a Seat at the Table, CISO Salary Surge: Fewer Job Changes, Bigger Paychecks for Experienced Cybersecurity Leaders, Fostering a cybersecurity-first culture: Key leadership insights for building resilient businesses, and more!