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McGladrey advocated for “persistent engagement” with employees on cybersecurity risks as well as testing. Testing can include fake phishing attacks to see what “your users are susceptible to,” he said. The IRS has warned that phishing attacks are a top HR threat.

“It remains a very complicated role because you have to ultimately be able to speak, to three separate audiences: the business folks- who are interested in cost controls and also cost savings and cost improvements, and material effect of the business. The technology folks: who want to know that you’re doing the cyber right. And legal folks: who want to know that they’re adequately shielding the business from legal and regulatory risk.”

“The explosion of connected devices also requires re-thinking the protection mechanisms to apply to those endpoints,” notes Kayne McGladrey, Director of Security and IT, Pensar Development. “Similarly, the widespread adoption of cloud-based services means that there’s no single network to protect.”

“Organizations need to use any reputable risk methodology to prioritize the risks to their endpoints and to develop mitigation strategies,” says Pensar Development’s McGladrey.

McGladrey, whose work focuses on identity and access management, leads a team that assists clients in multiple industries. The focus: insider and outsider threats on non-privileged or privileged credentials. McGladrey said that technology has matured so much, that overall cyber security is not about software installation.

There’s a communications breakdown between those working in cyber security and those who are not. This failure to communicate is leading to the greatest transfer of wealth in history. People aren’t seeking actionable advice during “October is National Cyber Security Month”, and they’re tuning out of their mandatory corporate drop-ceiling one-hour cyber security training in the breakroom. Even though individuals are harmed, there’s the persistent belief that this must be someone else’s problem.

Hey Guys, Today I have an interview with Kayne McGladrey, he is a vCISO / Spokesperson / Global Cybersecurity Thought Leader / Strategy and GRC Practice Lead who I follow on twitter  and find extremely interesting J He is a national cybersecurity expert, helping clients develop proactive programs to manage cyber-risk. He is the cybersecurity…