Synopsis

  This is the first part of a 3-part (3 x 30 minute segments) holiday episode that was aired LIVE, where Will, Scott and I talk about what significant things happened in 2011, and what we should be looking forward to in 2012.  No predictions, no propaganda, just hard-hitting, amusing, and often nostalgic discussion about the realities of living in an ever-more connected world as we go into 2012.  I hope you enjoy the podcast series if you missed it live.  In the future, look for announcements of live episodes on my (@Wh1t3rabbit) podcast feed and join in the discussion!

Guests

• Will Gragido: In addition to being a great guy, and a personal friend of mine ...An information security and risk management professional with over 17 year’s professional industry experience, Mr.Gragido brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to bear. Working in a variety of roles, Mr.Gragido has deep expertise and knowledge in operations, analysis, management, professional services & consultancy, pre-sales / architecture and business development within the information security industry.  Will currently serves as the Senior product-line manager for HP Enterprise Security TippingPoint.
• Scott Clark: Scott Clark brings more than 16 years of leadership experience to Vyatta as its Senior Director of Worldwide Channels. In this role, he is responsible for creating and managing Vyatta’s emerging Worldwide channel, as well as evaluating future channel opportunities. In addition to his role at Vyatta, Scott also serves as the Chapter President of the Cloud Security Alliance in Chicago.

Synopsis

  On this edition of the podcast, Kris Herrin joins me from the ISSA International Conference to talk about his unenviable role as Chief Information Security Officer of Heartland Payment Systems during one of the most epic data breaches in history.  For those of you who didn't live in a cave - Kris and his organization turned the ship around ...not only that - this incident was used to help the organization find religion in Information Security and sound risk management practices.  Now as Heartland leads the payment industry in security - Kris talks about his ascention through the tanks to CTO, and how getting in front of the bull made all the difference.

  You do not want to miss this episode!

Guest

• Kris Herrin:  Mr. Herrin is a recognized technology and security executive with international leadership experience in large and small publically traded companies. Leveraging an extensive history of security, audit, and governance, he brings high energy and a risk-based view to delivering secure and reliable technology solutions to business problems. Mr. Herrin’s experience includes transforming traditional IT into a mature, ITIL-oriented service organization, building domestic and Asia-based organizations, and IT crisis management.

Synopsis

  My guest David Elfering (@icxc on Twitter) and I go all over the map covering various SecBiz related topic, and come up with a fantastic set of quotes including: "No matter how long you hold the light bulb up, the world will not revolve around InfoSec" and other gems.  We talk through how to present to a business group or executive, the communication and written skills required and various other topics related with bridging the business - security gap.  This is a great episode to listen to - we cover a lot of ground.

Guest

• David Elfering (@icxc) - David is the Senior Director of Information Security over at Werner Enterprises out of Omaha, NB.  David is a verteran of the IT industry providing leadership at corporate level, building and leading the security program and infrastructure for a two billion dollar, multi-national corporation. Experience at community, state and national levels with FBI Infragard, Nebraska Infrastructure Protection Council and the SANS Institute. Able to translate information security practices to business advantage. Experienced speaker, instructor and mentor. Member ISSA CISO Executive Forum. CRISC #1115272