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Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 4/5/24

By David Lindner, Chief Information Security Officer

April 5, 2024

Insight #1

A recent report found that security and privacy concerns are holding back the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in organizations. That’s absolutely true, but it’s not the main cause. Rather, the overarching problem that’s hurting adoption is, and will continue to be, the inaccuracy of responses.

Insight #2

A Cisco study shows most security teams are overconfident in their ability to respond quickly and effectively to next-gen threats. I don't see it the same way as Cisco. Security teams are extremely confident they will be attacked or breached at any time, and they have no choice but to respond. That’s their job. That's the confidence: It's not confidence in responding successfully, as there are just too many unknowns in the equation.

Insight #3

Make sure you take care of your security teams. Look for signs of being over-stressed and burned out, and make sure they’re taking time off to refresh. One study (PDF) showed that the vast majority — 83% — of IT security professionals admit that stress has led to errors, including data breaches. It's a battle out there.
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David Lindner, Chief Information Security Officer

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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