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David Lindner, Chief Information Security Officer

David is an experienced application security professional with over 20 years in cybersecurity. In addition to serving as the chief information security officer, David leads the Contrast Labs team that is focused on analyzing threat intelligence to help enterprise clients develop more proactive approaches to their application security programs. Throughout his career, David has worked within multiple disciplines in the security field—from application development, to network architecture design and support, to IT security and consulting, to security training, to application security. Over the past decade, David has specialized in all things related to mobile applications and securing them. He has worked with many clients across industry sectors, including financial, government, automobile, healthcare, and retail. David is an active participant in numerous bug bounty programs.

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    Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner

    Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 04/11/25

    Insight No. 1 — How to survive without CISA As CISA scales back, it’s time for enterprises to wake up to a harsh..

    Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner

    Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 04/04/25

    Insight No. 1 — Cyber calm: Lead like a Zen master, fight like a ninja Remaining calm is a cornerstone of effective..

    Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner

    Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 03/28/25

    Insight No. 1 — Phishing 2.0: Time to throttle your old password With phishing attacks growing more sophisticated —..

    Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner

    Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 03/21/25

    Insight No. 1 — Cheaping out on cybersecurity & dental hygiene both lead to pain & cost When it comes to security..

    Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner

    Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 03/14/25

    Insight No. 1 — We are frogs, falling asleep in security-debt stew Companies are drowning in high-risk software..

    Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner

    Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 03/07/25

    Insight No. 1. — Ransomware groups are using CISA’s KEV catalog as a runbook Given that CISA's Known Exploited..

    Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner

    Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 02/27/25

    Insight #1 - Veracode report: Flaw fix times increase 47% since 2020 Veracode’s 2025 State of Software Security report..

    Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner

    Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 02/21/25

    Want credibility? Don’t hide in a closet after a security incident Be transparent with stakeholders during a security..

    Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner

    Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 02/07/25

    Insight No. 1: Never fear: Security can handle the workload According to a recent survey from Adaptavist, two out of..