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Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 7/14

By David Lindner, Chief Information Security Officer

July 14, 2023

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Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 7/14

Insight #1

Big news from Contrast! I’m proud to announce that we’re open sourcing our internal AI policy. By sharing our AI policy with the world, we’re promoting greater transparency and accountability in the development and deployment of AI technologies. Learn more in our blog: https://lnkd.in/gRbqXWW7 Special thanks to our co-founder and CTO Jeff Williams, our CPO Steve Wilson, and our VP of Operational Risk and Data Privacy Officer Sharron Reed Gavin.

Insight #2

Good communication is the key to success in any security program. Lay out expectations, ask the right questions, and deliver on what you learn. 

Insight #3

Collect only the data required to provide the service or software features to your customers. Do not collect data just in case, or blindly in some cases. Know what you are collecting, the criticality/classification of that data, how that data is stored, and how long you are storing that data. Treat all data as if it is regulated, not just “PII.”
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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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