Being a CISO is Hard with Alan Levine, former CISO of Alcoa

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We are asking CISOs and other cyber security leaders a simple question: What works and what doesn’t? A podcast of pragmatic advice from experienced CISOs and expert cybersecurity professionals of what works... and what doesn't. The cybersecurity field is old enough now that we have some experienced hands - especially those that have done the same thing more than once, at different companies. Now we are looking to share their insights and hard-fought lessons leading the cyber defense program to which they are entrusted. This is a podcast by CISOs for CISOs and aspiring CISOs.

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Being a CISO is Hard with Alan Levine, former CISO of Alcoa

CISOWise

20 minutes 33 seconds

2 years ago

Being a CISO is Hard with Alan Levine, former CISO of Alcoa

In this week's episode Dr. Crane talks to Alan Levine about his experience building a cybersecurity program, what he got right, what he would do differently, and why being a CISO is hard.

Alan is the former CISO for two Fortune 500 companies, Alcoa and Arconic, with over 35 years of experience leading global cybersecurity programs. He is also a founding board instructor at the Carnegie Mellon CISO program where he lectures to current and rising CISOs on stories from the trenches.

In this episode:

00:00 — Welcome

01:26 — Introductions

01:29 — Surprises When Building A Cybersecurity Program

03:22 — Dealing With An Audit As A New CISO

04:47 — No Credit For Successes, Credit For Failure

06:05 — Making Friends And Allies

07:56 — Effective Actions And Controls

10:04 — User Awareness and BYOD

13:10 — Building Trust With Your Users

15:53 — The Most Misunderstood Part Of Being A CISO

19:50 — Sign Off

Alan Levine:

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