Getting the Board on Board With Security – Richard Clarke – CSP #58
Richard spent several decades serving Presidents of both parties and understands what is necessary to implement effective security programs. Join us as he provides pragmatic tips for working with the Board of Directors to effectively communicate the investment need and articulate the benefits in terms the Board can support.
To view the article from the CISO COMPASS Book that sparked this interview, please visit: https://securityweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/CISOSTORIESRichardAClarkeArticle.pdf
Clarke, R. A. 2019 Getting the Board on Board. In CISO COMPASS: Navigating Cybersecurity Leadership Challenges with Insights from Pioneers, 1st Ed, pg 499. Fitzgerald, T. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Fl. www.amazon.com/author/toddfitzgerald.
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Guest
Richard Clarke is an internationally known expert on cyber security, having been the first “cyber czar” for the US Government and writing the first National Strategy for Cybersecurity. He is the co-author of nine books, including the NYT #1 best seller, Against All Enemies, and two seminal books on cyber security, Cyber War (2010) and The Fifth Domain (2019). He served in a variety of senior positions in the White House (Special Assistant to the President), Pentagon, and State Department (Assistant Secretary) for over 30 years before teaching at Harvard Kennedy School for five years, being an on-air expert for ABC News for fifteen years, and founding Good Harbor, a cyber risk management consultancy, in 2004. Clarke has served on the board of directors of MultiPlan (nyse:MPLN), Sectigo, Veracode, CarbonBlack, BlueCat Networks, and the Middle East Institute.
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.
