Security @ Scale: Building Trust, Starting with Cybersecurity – Rob Duhart Jr – CSP #126
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1. Security @ Scale: Building Trust, Starting with Cybersecurity – Rob Duhart Jr – CSP #126
10,500 storefronts. 2.3 million associates worldwide. $572.8 billion in revenue. Today’s cybersecurity landscape is complex, as attacks can deliver disruption in the blink of an eye. The focus of Walmart’s Information Security team is to secure our operating environment in the service of building and maintaining trust with our customers, associates and stakeholders. To perform at the necessary scale, it takes a village of intelligent associates, a reliance on technologies like automation and a vigilant mindset to stay ahead of adversarial threats.
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Rob Duhart serves as Vice President, Deputy CISO at Walmart, leading the security services team which is focused on empowering the information security organization to maintain trust and enable the business. Rob joined Walmart from Google, where he led teams responsible for building security, privacy, and content safety programs and capabilities across every Google product area. Rob also led security architecture, operations, and engineering teams at Cardinal Health and Ford Motor Company prior to Google. Prior to industry, Rob served as a security leader at the United States Intelligence Community and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for almost a decade. Rob enjoys cheering on the Tennessee Vols, collecting vinyl records, and perfecting the art of smoking brisket (WIP).
Host
Todd Fitzgerald promotes CISO/CPO leadership via the SCMedia CISO STORIES weekly podcast, advisory board participation, and international speaking engagements. Todd serves as VP, Cybersecurity Strategy, Cybersecurity Collaborative. Todd authored 5 books, including #1 New Release (2024) Privacy Leader Compass: A Comprehensive Roadmap for Building and Leading Practical Privacy Programs, and #1 Best-selling (2019-2023) and 2020 CANON Cybersecurity Hall of Fame book, CISO COMPASS: Navigating Cybersecurity Leadership Challenges with Insights from Pioneers. Named 2016–17 Chicago CISO of the Year, Todd’s senior leadership positions include Northern Trust, Grant Thornton International, Ltd, ManpowerGroup, Wellpoint/National Government Services, Zeneca/Syngenta, IMS Health and American Airlines.
