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Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 3/8/24

By David Lindner, Chief Information Security Officer

March 8, 2024

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Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 3/8/24

Insight #1

If you’re not performing routine tabletop exercises to ensure that your organization is protected from cybersecurity vulnerabilities, you should be. It's one thing to have detailed processes for executing during an incident, but if you never test those processes, how do you know they work?

Insight #2

We are still paying ransomware extortion; just look at the latest attack against UnitedHealth Group, in which the company purportedly paid $22 million to recover access to data and systems encrypted by the BlackCat ransomware gang (payment that reportedly led to the gang’s implosion and the failure to delete the stolen data, mind you). There’s a huge push to stop ransomware payments, and to even make them illegal, but that won't stop the attacks. How do you feel about all of this?

Insight #3

Gartner predicts that half of all CISOs will have adopted Security Behavior Change Programs (SBCPs) by 2027. I would agree. This approach, centered around the user, effectively reduces friction caused by cybersecurity measures, thus enhancing the probability of its broad acceptance and the sustainability of behavioral changes among staff.
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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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