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Episode Synopsis
In episode 113 of Cybersecurity Where You Are, Tony Sager is joined by Phyllis Lee, VP of SBP Content Development at the Center for Internet Security® (CIS®); Adam Bobrow, Co-Founder and President of Veribo Analytics; and Sridevi Joshi, Co-Founder and CEO of Veribo Analytics. Together, they discuss how the Business Impact Analysis tool created by CIS and Veribo Analytics empowers individuals and organizations to use cyber risk prioritization as a basis for their ransomware defense strategy.Here are some highlights from our episode:04:35. Background on the impetus for the tool's development07:57. How our understanding of cybersecurity risk differs from other areas of risk12:21. Insight into Sridevi's learning process about cyber risk prioritization as a technologist18:23. How the development process of the Business Impact Analysis tool got underway21:05. What went into the process of translating the goal into tooling31:34. Reflections on the tool's reception and what's nextResourcesCIS Critical Security Controls Implementation GroupsCIS Community Defense Model 2.0CIS Controls Self Assessment Tool (CIS CSAT)SEC Adopts Rules on Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure by Public Companies4.3 Establish a Bureau of Cyber StatisticsFAIR: A Framework for Revolutionizing Your Risk AnalysisReasonable CybersecurityHow to Measure Anything in CybersecurityEpisode 107: Continuous Improvement via Secure by DesignEpisode 105: Context in Cyber Risk QuantificationIf you have some feedback or an idea for an upcoming episode of Cybersecurity Where You Are, let us know by emailing [email protected].
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