Jeff Reich

Identity Defined Security Alliance (IDSA)
Executive Director

Jeff Reich serves as Executive Director of the IDSA. An active participant in the security community for 5 decades, Jeff is a well-known advocate for cybersecurity awareness & education. Previously, he served as VP of Member Success at Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), where he increased the capability of delivering and supporting benefits to members by 44%. The ISSA honored Jeff as a Distinguished Fellow and inducted him into the ISSA Hall of Fame in October 2015. He holds CISSP certification from (ISC)2, CRISC certification from ISACA and was granted a Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management from The Council for Service Management Education and The Information Systems Examination Board.

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Back to basics for securing the human factor

We are becoming quite adept at dealing with technology threats and vulnerabilities. We spend a lot of time, effort and money on software, hardware and inter-related systems. These are important. I have been in this industry for over 30 years and, in addition to these things, I still go back to the basics that I learned in the beginning. People make security work and people make it break.

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CSOs, broaden your organizational focus

When you lead a security function for your organization, especially if your title begins with a "c," you are no longer a security professional, primarily. You are a business leader, just like the head of sales, engineering, business development or any other discipline. More chief security officers are beginning to act this way, but we all need to get there.