Please join us on Friday December 13, 2024 for Super Cyber Friday.

Our topic of discussion will be “Hacking Technical Debt: An hour of critical thinking about strategically modernizing your infrastructure.”

Joining David Spark (@dspark), producer of CISO Series for this discussion will be:

James Hauswirth, principal consultant, GuidePoint Security

Samantha Jacques, vp, clinical engineering, McLaren Health Care

In preparation for our discussion, think about the following:

What are the biggest risks that unchecked technical debt poses to an organization’s security posture?

How can technical debt amplify the impact of a cyberattack or breach?

Are there cases where technical debt has hindered your ability to adopt new security practices or technologies?

What’s your strategy for balancing empathy with urgency when addressing technical debt with your team or board?

How can CISOs better communicate the cost and risk of technical debt to non-technical stakeholders?

How do you prioritize which pieces of technical debt to address first?

What practices do you recommend for “future-proofing” systems to avoid accumulating the next round of technical debt?

How can organizations shift from making decisions primarily based on finances to focusing on risk management?

Are there specific frameworks or metrics you use to justify technical debt remediation projects?

When budgets are tight, how do you advocate for investing in resolving technical debt?

What advice would you give to CISOs facing resistance to tackling technical debt?

How do you inspire your team to see the value in addressing technical debt while managing the day-to-day demands of security?

It all starts at 1 PM Eastern/10 AM Pacific. At the end of the hour [2 PM Eastern/11 AM Pacific] we'll switch gears to our meetup where everyone will get a chance to chat face to face.

HUGE thanks to our sponsor GuidePoint Security

Best bad ideas get first responses in "Department of YES" or “Beat the Bad Idea”.

The BEST bad idea wins an award and a really awesome CISO Series jacket. Also, if you register early by the Tuesday (5pm PT) of that week’s video chat, you will be entered into a raffle where one lucky register will win a jacket (Winners must be US residents. Repeat winners get a $25 Amazon gift card).

Super Cyber Fridays are open discussions where all viewers and listeners are welcome to become participants. Before the scheduled event, connect your webcam and microphone (avoid Bluetooth). During the discussion, if you have a question or comment, let it be known in the chat room and our producer will do his best to get as many of you into the conversation. We look forward to you joining us.

"Hacking Technical Debt" - Super Cyber Friday