C-Suite Gaps, Cybersecurity is not Working to Solve Exposures and Supply Chain Risks - Dr. Aleksandr Yampolskiy, Lenny Zeltser - BSW #394
May 07, 2025
In the leadership and communications section, The C-suite gap that's putting your company at risk, CISOs band together to urge world governments to harmonize cyber rules, Cybersecurity is Not Working: Time to Try Something Else, and more!...
Say Easy, Do Hard - Defining Objectives and Key Results Aligned to Business Goals - BSW #393
April 30, 2025
In today’s ever-evolving business landscape, organizations face diverse risks, including cyber risks, that can significantly affect their operations and overall prosperity. Aligning risk management strategies with organizational objectives is...
ISO 42001 Certification, CIOs Struggle to Align Strategies, and CISOs Rethink Hiring - Martin Tschammer - BSW #392
April 23, 2025
AI Governance, the next frontier for AI Security. But what framework should you use? ISO/IEC 42001 is an international standard that specifies requirements for establishing, implementing, maintaining, and continually improving an Artificial...
Deny By Default as CISOs Battle Platform Fatigue and Show Value to the Board - Danny Jenkins - BSW #391
April 16, 2025
Zero Trust isn't a new concept, but not one easily implemented. How do organizations transform cybersecurity from a "default allow" model, where everything is permitted unless blocked, to a "default deny" model? Danny Jenkins, Co-founder and CEO at...
Balancing AI Opportunities vs. Risks to Drive Better Business Outcomes - Matt Muller, Summer Fowler - BSW #390
April 09, 2025
This week, it's double AI interview Monday! In our first interview, we discuss how to balance AI opportunities vs. risk. Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to revolutionize how businesses operate. But with this exciting advancement comes...
Vulnerability Prioritization Can Produce Better Business Outcomes - Steve Lodin, Greg Fitzgerald - BSW #389
April 02, 2025
Vulnerability prioritization, the final frontier. Many say they do it, but do they really? It takes way more than vulnerability data to truly prioritize vulnerabilities. Greg Fitzgerald, Co-Founder and CXO at Sevco Security, and Steve Lodin , Vice...
The Pace of Investments Requires Better Risk Management, Boards Challenged, & More - BSW #388
March 26, 2025
Cybersecurity teams were under increasing strain in 2024. To alleviate this burden, 2025 will see greater reliance on automation to streamline workflows, enhance threat detection, and accelerate incident response. But some of these investments may...
Breaking Down Human-Element Breaches To Improve Cybersecurity - Jinan Budge - BSW #387
March 19, 2025
Organizations continue to suffer from security breaches, too many of which contain a human element. But there’s no consistent definition of the risk posed by human-related breaches, and recommendations are often limited to security awareness and...
The Counterfeit Problem: How Blockchain Is Revolutionizing Brand Protection - Noam Krasniansky - BSW #386
March 12, 2025
Noam Krasniansky, the visionary founder of Komposite Blockchain, joins Business Security Weekly to explore Web3's transformative potential. Noam delves into the basics of blockchain technology, Bitcoin and the meteoric rise of Ethereum, and the...
Security Money: Sailpoint's IPO Saves the Index - BSW #385
March 05, 2025
After Sophos acquires Secureworks, Sailpoint's IPO saves the index. The Security Weekly 25 index is now made up of the following pure play security vendors: SAIL SailPoint Ord Shs PANW Palo Alto Networks Inc CHKP Check Point Software Technologies Ltd...
CISOs Struggling, Culture Hurting, But Cybersecurity Salaries Stay Competitive - BSW #384
February 26, 2025
This week: CISOs struggling to balance security, business objectives, Signs Your Organization’s Culture is Hurting Your Cybersecurity, Servant Leadership: Putting Trust at the Center, and more! Visit for all the latest episodes! Show Notes:
Say Easy, Do Hard - Data Inventory and Classification, Part 1 - BSW #383
February 19, 2025
Application, user, and data security are the three core components of every security program, but data is really what attackers want. In order to protect that data, we need to know where it is and what it's used for. Easier said than done. In this Say...
Speak the Same Language, as Cybersecurity is Everyone's Responsibility - BSW #382
February 12, 2025
This week, we tackle a ton of leadership and communications articles: Why CISOs and Boards Must Speak the Same Language on Cybersecurity, The Hidden Costs of Not Having a Strong Cybersecurity Leader, Why Cybersecurity Is Everyone’s Responsibility,...
Enforcement of the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) - Madelein van der Hout - BSW #381
February 05, 2025
From online banking to mobile payments, nearly every aspect of our financial lives relies on digital systems. This reliance has brought incredible convenience, but it also means that any disruption — whether due to cyberattacks, system failures, or...
AI in 2025: The Shifting Regulatory Landscape For Artificial Intelligence - BSW #380
January 29, 2025
The last five weeks have seen a flurry of news on Artificial Intelligence, especially this last week. It started on December 17, 2024 when the Bipartisan House Task Force on Artificial Intelligence (AI) released a report on “[g]uiding principles,...
The Future Of The CISO - Part 1 - Jeff Pollard, Jess Burn - BSW #379
January 22, 2025
Becoming a CISO is a lofty goal for many security and risk pros, and the role brings new sets of challenges. CISOs who accept the wrong opportunities will be forced to conform, rather than excel, and take on outsized liability for the scope of...
Boards Stepping Up, as CISOs Build Stronger Bonds with Legal and Safeguard Leadership - BSW #378
January 15, 2025
In the leadership and communications segment, New Year, New Cyber Threats: How Boards Are Stepping Up (or Not), Why CISOs should build stronger bonds with the legal function in 2025, New Managers: You Don’t Need to Know It All, and more! Visit for...
Organizations Must Adapt To Safeguard Data In Evolving Environments - Lamont Orange - BSW #377
January 08, 2025
Data is the fastest growing enterprise attack surface, and is projected to surpass 181 Zettabytes in 2025. Couple data growth with the growing demands of Artificial Intelligence, and the attack surface expands even more. How should organizations adapt...
Say Easy, Do Hard, Minimum Viable Security - Part 2 - Jon Fredrickson - BSW Vault
December 30, 2024
Check out this episode from the BSW Vault, hand picked by main host Matt Alderman! This segment was originally published on January 3, 2023. With the current macro economic head winds, 2023 budgets are either frozen or are flat. Where should CISOs...
Say Easy, Do Hard, Minimum Viable Security - Part 1 - Jon Fredrickson - BSW Vault
December 23, 2024
Check out this episode from the BSW Vault, hand picked by main host Matt Alderman! This segment was originally published on January 3, 2023. With the current macro economic head winds, 2023 budgets are either frozen or are flat. Where should CISOs...
NAC is Back - How Network Access Control Can Protect Your Remote Devices and Data - Rob Allen - BSW #376
December 17, 2024
The local network is no more. Neither is the corporate firewall. Users are not only working from the office but also remotely, meaning the network we utilize has quickly become the internet, leaving devices and data vulnerable to cyber threats. But...
Okta Secure Sign-In Trends Report Shows Companies are Getting Smarter about MFA - Chris Niggel - BSW #375
December 10, 2024
For over 15 years, Okta has led the charge in securing digital identities through more sophisticated sign-in solutions. Our latest 2024 Secure Sign-In Trends Report offers insights into the rapidly evolving world of identity security, specifically on...
Security Money: Of Course Okta Should Be In The Index - BSW #374
December 03, 2024
This week, it's time for Security Money. Of course Okta should be in the Security Weekly 25 Index, Duh! Here are all the companies that now comprise the index: SCWX Secureworks Corp PANW Palo Alto Networks Inc CHKP Check Point Software Technologies...
2nd Edition: How to Measure Anything in Cybersecurity Risk - Doug Hubbard - BSW Vault
November 25, 2024
Check out this episode from the BSW Vault, hand picked by main host Matt Alderman! This segment was originally published on Jan 24, 2023. Richard Seiersen and our guest, Doug Hubbard, are finishing the second edition of How to Measure Anything in...
Similarities Between SOX And SEC's Cyber Rule - Padraic O'Reilly - BSW #373
November 19, 2024
The Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Act was a watershed moment in corporate governance, fundamentally altering how companies approached financial reporting and internal operational controls. By holding executives personally accountable for the accuracy of...Loading