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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 | 10/20

    Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 10/20

    Insight #1 It’s time to stop measuring your security organization success by the number of vulnerabilities you find...

    Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 10/13

    Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 10/13

    Insight #1 Google is now defaulting to the use of passkeys for authentication. This is a huge step in increasing the..

    Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 10/6

    Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 10/6

    Insight #1 AI voice cloning is a problem: It’s reportedly taken the top spot in scam trends, particularly targeting..

    Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 9/29

    Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 9/29

    Insight #1 For years — since 2018 — the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has said that password..

    Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 9/22

    Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 9/22

    Insight #1 There will always be a balance in the psychological acceptability of any security controls put on users...

    Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 9/15

    Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 9/15

    Insight #1 Software Bills of Materials (SBOMs) are nothing more than a data point for determining risk. They shouldn’t..

    Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 9/8

    Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 9/8

    Insight #1 Prompt injection is becoming a serious concern for those using current AI technologies. When using AI, make..

    Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 9/1

    Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 9/1

    Insight #1 There will never be an environment that is totally, 100% secure — at least, not one that provides any..

    Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 8/25

    Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 8/25

    Insight #1 When looking at bringing in new security products it’s imperative to clearly outline your goals, which..