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Laura Deaner: The Business Case for Diversity
34 minutes Posted Apr 4, 2023 at 4:00 pm.
Laura Deaner, CISO at Northwestern Mutual, shares her advice for mid-senior professionals who want to become a CISO, the best practices for incorporating artificial intelligence like ChatGPT into the corporate ecosystem,  the business case for more diversity in cybersecurity, and more including:
- The advantages of having the CISO manage both cybersecurity and IT risk management.
- The importance of being able to translate technical information into the non-technical for an organization and its clients.
- What she’s learned from being in a real crisis situation.
- The importance of maintaining a practical posture when assessing the impact of AI on cybersecurity.
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Laura Deaner, CISO at Northwestern Mutual, shares her advice for mid-senior professionals who want to become a CISO, the best practices for incorporating artificial intelligence like ChatGPT into the corporate ecosystem,  the business case for more diversity in cybersecurity, and more including:(00:52) - The advantages of having the CISO manage both cybersecurity and IT risk management. (04:21) - The importance of being able to translate technical information into the non-technical for an organization and its clients.  (06:18) - What she’s learned from being in a real crisis situation. (14:09) - The importance of maintaining a practical posture when assessing the impact of AI on cybersecurity. (32:03) - The importance of diversity in cybersecurity.