Understanding the role of a CISO to reduce the risk of an exposure for an organization with special guest Quentyn Taylor

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After 20 years in the same role at Canon, Quentyn Taylor knows a thing or two about what it takes to be a successful CISO; in this episode, he shares his insights on the importance of technical skills, business skills, and storytelling to make the role of CSO one You will learn the role of the CISO in communicating with the Board of Directors.

"I strongly believe in educating users about the importance of comprehensive security programs and to try to improve security in a cost-effective way for organizations."

Quentyn Taylor is the senior Director of Product, Information, Security and Global Response at Canon Europe, Middle East and Africa. He has over 20 years of experience in both the It and information security environments and is focused on building business relationships within his organization and cybersecurity community. He strongly believes in educating users about the importance of comprehensive security programs and to try to improve security in a cost effective way for organizations.
In this episode, you will learn the following:

1. Why do tiny things matter in information security?

2. What is the secret to Quentyn Taylor's success as a CISO?

3. What is the best way for a CISO to communicate with the Board of Directors?
About Quentyn Taylor

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/quentyntaylor
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/quentynblog
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/QuentynTaylor

Show Notes:

• Security Engineering, by Ross Anderson - https://a.co/d/22nCFaJ
• Secrets & Lies, by Bruce Schneier - https://a.co/d/33ehPld
• Fotango buyout by Canon - https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/canon-goes-online-fotango-buyout/133990

KnowBe4 Resources

• KnowBe4 Blog: https://blog.knowbe4.com
• Erich Kron - https://www.linkedin.com/in/erichkron
• Jelle Wieringa - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jellewieringa
• James McQuiggan - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jmcquiggan
• Javvad Malik: https://www.linkedin.com/in/javvad
• Music Composed by: Brian Sanyshyn - https://www.briansanyshynmusic.com
• Announcer: Sarah McQuiggan - https://www.sarahmcquiggan.com

This show's sound is edited by ProPodcastSolutions - https://propodcastsolutions.com/

Capitole

1. Introduction (00:00:00)

2. How did you get into cybersecurity? (00:02:01)

3. Board perspective and cybersecurity for the past 20 years? (00:04:26)

4. What was your secret for staying a CISO for such a long time? (00:06:21)

5. What advice do you have for aspiring CISOs? (00:09:00)

6. Storytelling, CISOs and Risk (00:12:35)

7. Should a CISO be fired post breach? (00:14:47)

8. Is security for everyone? (00:18:10)

9. CISO's role with security culture (00:21:50)

10. Human element's criticality for security posture? (00:25:57)

11. Easy or hard for cybercriminals nowadays? (00:29:15)

12. Greatest threat in the next 10 years? (00:32:37)

13. Wrap-up (00:35:57)