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As We Implement Zero Trust, Let’s Not Forget About Metrics – George Finney – CSP #179

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1. As We Implement Zero Trust, Let’s Not Forget About Metrics – George Finney – CSP #179

Many organizations are starting today down the Zero Trust path. Zero Trust is a strategy (vs an architecture) and to prove the value of this investment, we need to start thinking about metrics to demonstrate value. Join us as we discuss some of the metric directions to consider when moving our organizations towards Zero Trust.

Guest

George Finney
CSO at Southern Methodist University

George Finney is a CISO, Author, and Founder of that believes that people are the key to solving our cybersecurity challenges. George is the bestselling author of several cybersecurity books, including Project Zero Trust and the Book of the Year Award winning, Well Aware: Master the Nine Cybersecurity Habits to Protect Your Future. George is the recipient of the 2024 Baldridge Award for Cybersecurity Leadership and was recognized in 2023 as one of the top 100 CISOs in the world and has worked in Cybersecurity for over 20 years helping startups, global corporations, and nonprofits improve their security posture.

Host

Vice President, Cybersecurity Strategy at Cybersecurity Collaborative

Todd Fitzgerald has built information Fortune 500/large company security programs for 20 years. Todd serves as VP, Cybersecurity Strategy and Chairman of the Cybersecurity Collaborative Executive Committee, was named 2016–17 Chicago CISO of the Year, ranked Top 50 Information Security Executive, authored 4 books including #1 Best Selling and 2020 CANON Hall of Fame Winner CISO COMPASS: Navigating Cybersecurity Leadership Challenges with Insights from Pioneers (2019), ground-breaking CISO Leadership: Essential Principles for Success, as well as contributions to a dozen others. Todd held senior leadership positions at Northern Trust, Grant Thornton International, Ltd, ManpowerGroup, WellPoint (Anthem) Blue Cross Blue Shield/ National Government Services, Zeneca/Syngenta, IMS Health and American Airlines.

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