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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 | 1/19/24

    Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 1/19/24

    Insight #1 Hackers are not trying to infiltrate your systems 45 billion times per day, regardless of what’s purportedly..

    Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 1/12/24

    Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 1/12/24

    Insight #1 Have you enabled two-factor (2FA) on your X account? The Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) hadn't, but..

    Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 1/5/24

    Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 1/5/24

    Insight #1 In light of 23andMe blaming victims for their data getting breached, I have two things to ask: Users, please..

    Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 12/15/23

    Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 12/15/23

    Insight #1 2023 saw the "transparency" movement continue for software organizations. In 2024, this will continue, and..

    Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 11/24

    Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 11/24

    Insight #1 It's the holiday season, and malicious actors are primed to take advantage of all the amazing deals you may..

    Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 11/17

    Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 11/17

    Insight #1 Organizations are continuing to pay more for top cybersecurity talent, and with the Securities and..

    Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 11/10

    Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 11/10

    Insight #1 The U.S. has launched the Shields Ready campaign: a campaign “about making resilience during incidents a..

    Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 11/3

    Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 11/3

    Insight #1 Arecent study has 2/3 of cybersecurity professionals saying they have a shortage of cybersecurity staff. The..

    Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 10/27

    Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 10/27

    Insight #1 Virtual CISO (vCISO), CISO on Demand: These services are aka “Please help me short-term with security!” All..