Start a Cybersecurity Department from Scratch

Published: March 24, 2022, 10 a.m.

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A 500+ person company doesn't have a security department. They need one and they need to convince the CEO they need one. How do you build a cybersecurity team and program from scratch?

Check out\xa0this post\xa0for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week\u2019s episode co-hosted by me,\xa0David Spark\xa0(@dspark), the producer of\xa0CISO Series, and\xa0Geoff Belknap\xa0(@geoffbelknap), CISO,\xa0LinkedIn. Our guest is Rishi Tripathi (@ris12hi), CISO, Mount Sinai Health System.

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In this episode:

  • How to go about measuring risk?
  • Leveraging compliance to get the point across.
  • What needs to be considered to make a program uniquely geared to your company's needs?