Be Fearless Podcast by SquareX
SquareX is excited to launch The Be Fearless Podcast Series, where we bring together industry experts and professionals from the cybersecurity community.
Hosted by SquareX Founder - and cybersecurity veteran - Vivek Ramachandran, look forward to insights about our guests’ journeys in security, the evolution of the field, the changing threatscape and how enterprises across industries are addressing them today.
Be Fearless Podcast by SquareX
Cyber Risks for Government Agencies | Kush Sharma, Founder of KnightSpectre
Kush Sharma, Founder of KnightSpectre and Inaugural CISO of the City of Hamilton, has advised organizations worth over $2.5 trillion and knows exactly why most CISOs fail when talking to boards. From his experience being Toronto's inaugural CISO to overseeing a $34 billion railway merger, he shares his insights on government vs enterprise security, why small municipalities are cyber sitting ducks, and how AI-powered browser extensions are a massive security blind spot.
0:00 How an SAP internship created a cybersecurity powerhouse
4:29 Security challenges in government and enterprise
12:25 The trick to explaining security needs to the board level
17:32 Why local governments are goldmines for hackers
25:39 “Even security vendors get breached” and browser security blind spots
29:56 Creating tailored security education programs
40:56 Kush Sharma’s advice for aspiring CISOs: study human behavior
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