All in One CISO: There Is Nothing We Can’t Do – Jessica Hoffman – CSP #149
As a CISO, the opportunities we must positively cultivate the cybersecurity landscape for our organizations are endless. From driving projects to implementing innovative technologies to strengthening basic cybersecurity hygiene, reshaping the organization's culture, protecting from ransomware, and diversifying the cyber workforce, the CISO is a certified change-maker! Let's get excited about security!
Fitzgerald, T. 2019. Chapter 1: CISO Role: Evolution or Revolution? in CISO COMPASS: Navigating Cybersecurity Leadership Challenges with Insights from Pioneers, 1st Ed, pg 3-36. Fitzgerald, T. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Fl. www.amazon.com/author/toddfitzgerald.
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Guest
Jessica Hoffman is a Certified Information System Security Professional (CISSP) with almost 20 years of information technology and cybersecurity experience in both the government and private sectors. The majority of those years have been in Audit and Compliance. Jessica has dedicated her career to the safety, privacy of millions of Americans’ Personally Identifiable Information (PII), Protected Healthcare Information (PHI), and Federal Tax Information (FTI). She also is a Professor at Harrisburg University and The Pennsylvania State University. Jessica is a member of various organizations cultivating the next generation of cybersecurity professionals and also is a national speaker. Serving currently as the Deputy CISO for the City of Philadelphia and she enjoys long walks on the beach.
Host
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.