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Cybersecurity and the Business – Theresa Lanowitz – BSW #363

Cybersecurity resilience, different from cyber resilience, is critical as threats grow in frequency and complexity. With digital innovation driving business, cybersecurity resilience is essential for maintaining stakeholder trust and compliance. But where do you start?

Theresa Lanowitz, Chief Evangelist at LevelBlue, joins Business Security Weekly to discuss how to align cybersecurity and the business, including the need to:

  • fundamentally shift you mindset and approach to acheiving operational excellence in cybersecurity
  • prioritize IT and building security into everything you do
  • prioritize proactive investment over funding emergencies
  • leverage external expertise for success

This segment is sponsored by LevelBlue. Visit https://securityweekly.com/levelblue to learn more about them!

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Guest

Theresa Lanowitz
Chief Evangelist at LevelBlue

Theresa Lanowitz is the Chief Cybersecurity Evangelist at LevelBlue, a strategic alliance between AT&T and WillJam Ventures, that simplifies cybersecurity for the businesses fueling our global economy.

With a distinguished career in the technology industry, she has held influential roles at companies including Gartner, Borland, Taligent, and Sun Microsystems, significantly impacting application security and emerging technologies.

Theresa is a globally respected leader known for her deep and diverse experience in cybersecurity. Theresa frequently speaks at major industry conferences, sharing her insights on high tech trends, AI integration, and the evolving threat landscape.

Theresa holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.

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Independent Consultant & CISO

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