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Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 7/28

By David Lindner, Chief Information Security Officer

July 29, 2022

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Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 7/28

Insight #1

"According to recent research, hackers are now scanning for vulnerabilities within 15 minutes of disclosure. That leaves zero time to upgrade/patch/block/unplug. At this point, any products/techniques to stop zero days should be where you are investing (e.g. RASP, anomaly detection, etc)."
 

Insight #2

"Recently, I was reminded today that transparency is important in security. I was reminded that accurately assigning risk, and explaining that risk to stakeholders was important. In security we should always strive to be as transparent as possible, it not only helps stakeholders understand, but it helps the security team’s mental state by not feeling like no one understands."
 

Insight #3

"Have you started creating SBOMS for your software yet? Standards are being worked, and regulations will require them. The time is now to start being more transparent about your software."
 
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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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