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David Lindner, Chief Information Security Officer

David is an experienced application security professional with over 20 years in cybersecurity. In addition to serving as the chief information security officer, David leads the Contrast Labs team that is focused on analyzing threat intelligence to help enterprise clients develop more proactive approaches to their application security programs. Throughout his career, David has worked within multiple disciplines in the security field—from application development, to network architecture design and support, to IT security and consulting, to security training, to application security. Over the past decade, David has specialized in all things related to mobile applications and securing them. He has worked with many clients across industry sectors, including financial, government, automobile, healthcare, and retail. David is an active participant in numerous bug bounty programs.

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    Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 11/24

    Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 11/24

    Insight #1 It's the holiday season, and malicious actors are primed to take advantage of all the amazing deals you may..

    Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 11/17

    Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 11/17

    Insight #1 Organizations are continuing to pay more for top cybersecurity talent, and with the Securities and..

    Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 11/10

    Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 11/10

    Insight #1 The U.S. has launched the Shields Ready campaign: a campaign “about making resilience during incidents a..

    Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 11/3

    Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 11/3

    Insight #1 Arecent study has 2/3 of cybersecurity professionals saying they have a shortage of cybersecurity staff. The..

    Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 10/27

    Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 10/27

    Insight #1 Virtual CISO (vCISO), CISO on Demand: These services are aka “Please help me short-term with security!” All..

    Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 10/20

    Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 10/20

    Insight #1 It’s time to stop measuring your security organization success by the number of vulnerabilities you find...

    Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 10/13

    Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 10/13

    Insight #1 Google is now defaulting to the use of passkeys for authentication. This is a huge step in increasing the..

    Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 10/6

    Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 10/6

    Insight #1 AI voice cloning is a problem: It’s reportedly taken the top spot in scam trends, particularly targeting..

    Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 9/29

    Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 9/29

    Insight #1 For years — since 2018 — the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has said that password..