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Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 9/6/24

By David Lindner, Chief Information Security Officer

September 6, 2024

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Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 9/6/24

Insight #1:  SQL injection baffles airport security 

You mean to say that SQL Injection is still a problem? How many more of these have to happen before we realize there are control layers we can add to our security stack to prevent SQL Injection exploits as well as many other attack classes. It's called application detection and response (ADR) and you need it.

 

Insight #2: Controls to lower cyber insurance costs

The number one thing that should decrease cyber security insurance premiums should be multi-factor authentication. There are definitely other things you can do as outlined here, but MFA is probably the largest factor in preventing account compromise/breach.

 

Insight #3: CISA's role in election disinformation

Election security is top of many minds as we get closer to the general election in November. However, this year is different as CISA and the US government have decided to not petition social media networks to take down inaccurate information as they have done in the past. This means it is up to all of us to wade through all the disinformation.

 

 
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David Lindner, Chief Information Security Officer

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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