Kayne McGladrey

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  • Zero trust from edge to cloud: not one-and-done

    “The only meaningful consideration of zero trust adoption is when the board and CEO are willing to trust and partner with the CISO to effectively mitigate business risks. A recent Gartner study found that a CISO who can effectively tie business outcomes to a material reduction in business risk through practical implementation of zero trust…

  • Universities Tap Student Talent to Support Security Operations

    “Not all high schools are promoting cybersecurity as a career option, and working in the SOC can have the knock-on effect of bringing people in who were unaware of the field before,” says Kayne McGladrey, a senior member at IEEE. Even if they don’t go on to take cyber jobs, “working in the SOC gives…

  • Expert: Generative AI won’t harm cybersecurity workforce

    TechRepublic reports that generative artificial intelligence has been touted by Hyperproof Field Chief Information Security Officer Kayne McGladrey to not hamper employment opportunities in cybersecurity.Continuous cyberattack innovation and supply chain diversity among threat actors would ensure that humans will not be displaced by generative AI, said McGladrey in an interview at the Black Hat security…

  • Tasks that bog down security teams (and what to do about them)

    of a growing number of regulations, today’s CISOs and their team members are spending a lot more time responding to questions about their security programs. Providing answers — whether to internal compliance teams who need the information to fulfil legal obligations or external business partners who want assurances — is now an expected part of…

  • Generative AI: Cybersecurity Weapon, But Not Without Adaptable, Creative (Human) Thinkers

    Cybersecurity expert Kayne McGladrey speaks about why AI cannot do what creative people can, and the important role of generative AI in SOCs.

  • What is End-To-End Encryption? 7 Questions Answered

    “End-to-end encryption is generally agreed upon as being a useful technology for protecting the data of businesses and consumers,” said IEEE Senior Member Kayne McGladrey. “Online shopping, for example, would not be as popular or feasible if a consumer’s payment information could easily be intercepted. Similarly, private video calls over the internet by senior executives…

  • How Instacart Created Strong Relationships with Engineering to Build a More Compliant Product

    In a world where compliance and engineering teams must work together to build compliant products, competing goals and philosophies can make collaboration frustrating for both sides. Join representatives from Instacart as they share their story on how they worked with engineering to build a compliant product, best practices for collaborating across teams to build scalable,…

  • Allan Interviews EVERYONE at Black Hat

    Did you miss Black Hat this year? Well you won’t miss the great conversations that were had, as Allan captured so many good ones for this special Black Hat retrospective episode.

  • On The Hook Eps 9 w/ Kayne McGladrey – CISO Mansion of Madness

    Ever wonder why hackers wear hoodies? Or why should you be concerned if your government job has a good view? Or what the most money-sucking board game is? Well this is the episode for you! We met Kayne’s cat, talked about old computers, ethics issues in AI, funny stories from Kanye’s first job, comical failings…

  • Criminals Are Flocking to a Malicious Generative AI Tool

    Kayne McGladrey, field CISO at Hyperproof, told ISMG that while there are jailbreaks to work around limitations in commercially available AI systems, they’re inconvenient for threat actors to run at scale. “Jailbreaks introduce friction into software developer workflows, forcing users to periodically adapt their prompts based on changes introduced by the AI toolmaker. One of…

  • How Will the New National Cybersecurity Strategy Be Implemented?

    Kayne McGladrey, field CISO at Hyperproof, hopes that a future version of the plan will get more granular. “Industry-specific guidance is missing, as hospitals, banks, and SaaS startups all have different cybersecurity needs and available resources,” he says.

  • Why and how CISOs should work with lawyers to address regulatory burdens

    As the regulatory burden increases, organizations and CISOs are having to take ownership of cyber risk, but it needs to be seen through the lens of business risk, according to Kayne McGladrey, field CISO with Hyperproof. Cyber risk is no longer simply a technology risk. “The problem is, organizationally, companies have separated those two and…

  • There’s a handy new label to tell you if your gadget is easy to hack or not

    On Tuesday, the White House announced that we’ll soon get those IoT labels: The US Cyber Trust Mark, which looks like a shield with a microchip on it, will be on products that have cybersecurity protections. Kayne McGladrey, field CISO for Hyperproof, expressed reservations about the mark. His concern is that Cyber Trust Marked devices…

  • How the Social Media Platform Discord is Helping Parents Keep Kids Safe

    “Discord initially was used as a way for gamers to hold real-time voice and text chats in games that either didn’t support real-time communications or where the in-game system wasn’t robust,” says Kayne McGladrey, a senior member of IEEE, a professional organization for technology and engineering. But the platform gained popularity, particularly during the COVID-19…

  • How Discord’s Parental Controls Can Keep Kids Safe

    Discord relies heavily on server moderators to enforce community rules, IEEE Senior Member Kayne McGladrey said via email. This moderation is done on a server-by-server basis.  “In practice, this enables smaller private servers to feature far more informal conversations and rules than a public community server – it’s possible that kids can see hateful content, such…