Aligning Cyber Across the Enterprise
26As cyber threats continue to evolve, it's more critical than ever to ensure that organizations are aligned and prepared to defend against them. In this episode, we sit down with a former healthcare CISO who has extensive experience in aligning cybersecurity across the enterprise. Our guest will share insights into the challenges of achieving alignment, including navigating competing priorities and managing diverse stakeholder interests. We'll discuss strategies for building a security culture, identifying and mitigating risks, and leveraging technology to improve cybersecurity outcomes. Whether you're a CISO or an executive concerned with managing cyber risk, you won't want to miss this valuable conversation on aligning cyber across the enterprise.
Host: Jerich Beason, CISO, Commercial Bank, Capital One
Guest: Omar Khawaja, VP Security Databricks
Omar has spent 15+ years delivering, developing and managing security solutions for startups, service providers, consulting firms and enterprises. He is currently the field CISO for Databricks. In his most recent role, he oversaw the information security and risk management for the Highmark Health portfolio of leading health care businesses that employ more than 40,000 people and serve millions of Americans in 50 states. Prior to joining Highmark Health, Omar was with Verizon Enterprise Solutions, where he was responsible for their portfolio of security solutions with customers in 72 countries.
Omar currently serves on the boards of the Health Information Trust Alliance (HITRUST) and Action Housing Network; on the governing body of Evanta; on the CISO Workgroup of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association; as adjunct faculty member for the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) program at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh; and on boards of advisors for several security firms.
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