EPISODE · Jun 16, 2021 · 47 MIN
You Are a Target: Assessing Cybersecurity Risk with Dr. Eric Cole
from The Virtual CISO Podcast · host John Verry
Whoever propagates the rumor that the goal of cybersecurity is to prevent all attacks deserves to be punched in the face. The goal of cybersecurity is timely detection and damage control. In this episode, we interview Dr. Eric Cole, Founder and CEO at Secure Anchor Consulting and author of, most recently, Cyber Crisis, about killing unprofitable cybersecurity myths. We also discussed: - Believing that you are a target - Becoming aware of online danger - The law of cybersecurity - The 3 basic non-negotiable security rules - Dr. Cole’s parting advice to CISOs To hear this episode, and many more like it, you can subscribe to The Virtual CISO Podcast here. If you don’t use Apple Podcasts, you can find all our episodes here. Listening on a desktop & can’t see the links? Just search for The Virtual CISO Podcast in your favorite podcast player.
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Whoever propagates the rumor that the goal of cybersecurity is to prevent all attacks deserves to be punched in the face. The goal of cybersecurity is timely detection and damage control. In this episode, we interview Dr. Eric Cole, Founder and CEO at Secure Anchor Consulting and author of, most recently, Cyber Crisis, about killing unprofitable cybersecurity myths. We also discussed: - Believing that you are a target - Becoming aware of online danger - The law of cybersecurity - The 3 basic non-negotiable security rules - Dr. Cole’s parting advice to CISOs To hear this episode, and many more like it, you can subscribe to The Virtual CISO Podcast here. If you don’t use Apple Podcasts, you can find all our episodes here. Listening on a desktop & can’t see the links? Just search for The Virtual CISO Podcast in your favorite podcast player.
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