Zero Hour Podcast
Zero Hour Podcast
Karl Sharman
Allan Alford - The Business, Product & Security in the role of the CISO
45 minutes Posted May 8, 2019 at 3:00 pm.
Things are not stable for the adults
Attending Harvard while at high school
Working to pay for your education
What cybersecurity means?
Making the transition from IT to Cyber
Making the transition from Product Security to CISO
Picking the right and best products
Cloud Security Transformation
Being in the role of the CISO
The first 90 days in being a new CISO
Communicating with board & C-Suite
Using metrics to deliver your budget
Moving away from security being seen as a cost centre
People first approach
Choosing Mitel
Branding Mitel in the cybersecurity industry
Constantly learning
Standing out as a vendor
Out of your comfort zone
Advice for individuals starting in the industry
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Show notes
Welcome to the latest episode of the Zero Hour Podcast and I’m your host Karl Sharman. Today we are joined by Allan Alford. Allan is Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Mitel, previously CISO at Forcepoint and CISO at Polycom.  With 30 years’ experience in IT and Engineering, Alford has a long history with product security as well, having served as Pearson’s Product Information Security Officer (PISO), and as Sr. Director of Product Security at Polycom.
KEY MINUTES
Three key takeaways
- Educate and train your team
- Never stay still, keep evolving
- Find the business need first
You can find Allan at:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/allanalford/
Website: https://allanalford.com/about
Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/no/podcast/defense-in-depth/id1450197741
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