HOW TO BECOME A SUCCESSFUL CISO IN 2020 - Abbas Kudrati, Microsoft

HOW TO BECOME A SUCCESSFUL CISO IN 2020 - Abbas Kudrati, Microsoft

In this episode of the Virtual Coffee with Ashish edition, we spoke with Abbas Kudrati, CyberSecurity Advisor for Microsoft Asia Pacific Region. Abbas has previously worked in various large companies as a CISO and continues to share and support Microsoft Azure customers understand security in a world of cloud. This is episode not to miss.

Abbas & Ashish spoke about

  • What was your path into CyberSecurity or your current role?
  • Information Security Vs Cyber Security, what’s the difference?
  • What does Cloud Security mean for you?
  • What is Digital Transformation and why CISOs are being involved?
  • Board meetings think about cybersecurity and risk?
  • Has Cloud made Board conversations easier for more budget?
  • What kind of objective is the focus for CISOs within different industries?
  • Example of business use case for moving to O365 for compliance?
  • What are the impact on cyber priorities for CISO because of COVID19?
  • How do you show value of CyberSecurity for the organisation and the Board?
  • What are the Top 3 priorities for CISOs in 2020?
  • Have COVID-19 affected businesses reaching out consulting companies in a particular industry?
  • How has COVID-19 affected the Business Continuity plan, Crisis Management plans, Incident Response Plan and related teams?
  • Longevity of CISO roles, why most roles don’t go beyond 18 months?

ShowNotes and Episode Transcript on www.cloudsecuritypodcast.tv

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