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The Changing Risk Landscape: CISO Liability – Darren Shou – BSW #362

How are personal liability and indemnification impacting the CISO role? Darren Shou, Chief Strategy Officer from RSA Conference, describes the current landscape of CISO liability and the challenges facing CISOs today. He discusses the implications of the SEC's recent actions, including the charges against SolarWinds' CISO, and the growing trend of personal liability for security leaders. Darren will also highlight comparisons between the roles of CISOs and CFOs, highlighting what security professionals can learn from their financial counterparts in handling risks and responsibilities. Finally, he explores how to build an effective coalition, both internally with company executives and externally with peers. In this ever changing risk landscape, it takes a village, and Darren shares his vision for how to build that village.

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Guest

Darren Shou
Chief Strategy Officer at RSA Conference

Darren Shou is the Chief Strategy Officer at RSA Conference. Prior to RSAC, Darren was CTO at Gen Digital (formerly NortonLifeLock), where he helped the company grow to over 500M users by developing innovative new products and strategic integrations with companies such as Avast and Avira. Prior to that, Darren spent two decades in product development and leadership roles at Symantec and Microsoft. He is a global keynote speaker, a contributor at WIRED, and has been featured in major media outlets such as the Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, and CNN.

Hosts

Principal Researcher at The Defenders Initiative
Independent Consultant & CISO
Chief Operating Officer at Envision Technologies

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