Balancing Security & Operations for CISO Success – John Grancarich, Kunal Anand – BSW #304
CISOs face the complex challenge of protecting organizations against an expanding array of cybersecurity risks. While the role requires constant adaptation to protect against new threats, CISOs often bear the blame when defenses are breached. In this segment Kunal Anand, CTO & CISO, Imperva, discusses the evolution of the role and what aspiring professionals need to know if they want to hold the title.
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Today’s security products are evolving to meet the changing attack surface, each one targeting a specific set of risks. For organizations, this typically means that to increase security maturity, they need to implement a number of different solutions, and as the attack surface continues to expand, their tech stack quickly becomes difficult to manage. It’s time for the industry to help security teams achieve a better balance and reduce this operational burden.
Segment Resources: https://www.fortra.com/resources/cybersecurity-education?code=cmp-0000011766&ls=717710002&utmsource=cyberrisk-alliance&utmmedium=video&utm_campaign=ft-rsa-conference
This segment is sponsored by Fortra. Visit https://securityweekly.com/fortrarsac to learn more about them!
Guests
John works with global organizations and their security teams to develop a full understanding of their business and security priorities in light of today’s ever changing threat landscape. John’s leadership enables the Fortra team to develop and bring to life a product vision that enables customers to increase their security maturity while simultaneously decreasing their operational burden. Prior to joining Fortra in 2018, John was the founder of Product Fuse, where he worked with enterprise technology companies to build and execute successful product strategies. Prior to becoming a product leader, John served in a variety of hands-on technical roles, including web developer, database administrator, and computer forensics engineer.
Kunal Anand is the CTO and CISO of Imperva, where he leads cross-functional teams ensuring Imperva maintains and invests in the strongest security posture possible. Previously he served as co-founder and CTO of Prevoty, a company acquired by Imperva. Anand has led security, data, and engineering teams at BBC Worldwide, Gravity, MySpace, and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. He holds a B.S. from Babson College.