Episode 186: Strong Cyber Defense Starts with IT Operations

In episode 186 of Cybersecurity Where You Are, Tony Sager sits down with Tony Krzyzewski, a CIS Critical Security Controls® (CIS Controls®) Ambassador for the Center for Internet Security® (CIS®). Together, they discuss how strong cyber defense starts with the fundamentals of IT operations.

Here are some highlights from our episode:

00:45. Introductions to Tony Krzyzewski and his background
02:19. Tony Krzyzewski's first interaction with the CIS Controls
03:47. IT operations: The foundation that makes strong cyber defense possible
06:20. How an increasingly connected world makes the CIS Controls essential to cybersecurity
09:56. The need for operations people to realize they're part of the cybersecurity solution
13:11. The use of Implementation Groups to reduce overload on IT and security teams
16:52. How the CIS Controls differ from "umbrella frameworks" like NIST CSF and ISO 27001
18:25. CIS Controls mappings and how they help to simplify a surplus of good guidance
20:35. How the CIS Controls support improvement programs and Board-level conversations
25:38. Tony Krzyzewski's work in creating the CIS Controls Ambassador program
27:02. Why a deep view of what's happening at CIS supports Tony Krzyzewski's efforts
30:11. Growing international promotion of the CIS Controls and "doing the basics well"

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