Cybersecurity Where You Are (audio)
Cybersecurity Where You Are (audio)
Podcast Description
Welcome to audio version of “Cybersecurity Where You Are,” the podcast of the Center for Internet Security® (CIS®). Cybersecurity affects us all — whether we’re online at home, managing a company, supporting clients, or running a state or local government. Join us on Wednesdays as Sean Atkinson, CISO at CIS, and Tony Sager, SVP & Chief Evangelist at CIS, discuss trends and threats, explore security best practices, and interview experts in the industry. Together, we’ll clarify these issues, creating confidence in the connected world. Subscribe to the video version of our podcast here: https://fast.wistia.net/embed/channel/0l9fss300m?wchannelid=0l9fss300m.
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Content Themes
The podcast addresses critical cybersecurity themes such as financial fraud involving cryptocurrency, operational playbooks for security, and the importance of workplace culture. Recent episodes include discussions on how cryptocurrency is exploited for fraud, the fundamentals of malware takedown operations, and insights on post-quantum cryptography, aiming to educate professionals on emerging trends and best practices within the cybersecurity space.
Welcome to audio version of “Cybersecurity Where You Are,” the podcast of the Center for Internet Security® (CIS®). Cybersecurity affects us all — whether we’re online at home, managing a company, supporting clients, or running a state or local government. Join us on Wednesdays as Sean Atkinson, CISO at CIS, and Tony Sager, SVP & Chief Evangelist at CIS, discuss trends and threats, explore security best practices, and interview experts in the industry. Together, we’ll clarify these issues, creating confidence in the connected world. Subscribe to the video version of our podcast here: https://fast.wistia.net/embed/channel/0l9fss300m?wchannelid=0l9fss300m.
In episode 192 of Cybersecurity Where You Are, Sean Atkinson and Tony Sager sit down with Marcus Sachs, Senior Vice President and Chief Engineer at the Center for Internet Security® (CIS®). Together, they discuss how leaders, including those in cybersecurity, balance their technical expertise with mastery of communication strategies.
Here are some highlights from our episode:
- 00:51. Introductions to Marcus
- 02:04. How Marcus found value in using analogies to communicate complex topics
- 08:40. Coordination with non-technical folks as a sign of leadership maturity
- 14:03. The wisdom in knowing what to say and what not to say when managing up
- 17:31. The need to balance technical skills with team resourcing in a way that’s imitable
- 21:07. The challenge of leaders learning by proximity in hybrid and remote environments
- 24:16. “Classic” engineering vs. “new” engineering
- 25:13. Lessons from Boards in applying discipline, rigor, and order to software engineering
- 28:23. The value in leaders continuously learning how businesses work
Resources
- Episode 183: The Role of CISO in Supporting Risk Translation
- Episode 187: The Role of a CISO as a Strategic Storyteller
- Episode 99: How Cyber-Informed Engineering Builds Resilience
- 7 CIS Experts’ 2026 Cybersecurity Predictions
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