The Rise of the Chief Product Security Officer – Jason Christman – CSP #113
Cybersecurity is becoming a #1 business risk for many organizations. For CISOs to effectively manage this risk, proper strategy, adequate resourcing, and leadership support are all essential, but not enough. CISOs need a trusted partner on the supplier side, a product CISO, known within industry as a Chief Product Security Officer, who understands customer risk, drives secure product design and development, and manages cyber support across the lifecycle of software products and connected solutions. Manufacturers around the world are investing in the Chief Product Security Officer role to elevate and mature their product security program.
Guest
Jason Christman leads product cybersecurity strategy and risk management across the company’s diverse portfolio of smart building technologies and connected solutions. His global team applies a full lifecycle security approach, spanning development and operations, to help customers realize outcomes of secure, healthy, and sustainable buildings.
Host
Todd Fitzgerald has built information Fortune 500/large company security programs for 20 years. Todd serves as VP, Cybersecurity Strategy and Chairman of the Cybersecurity Collaborative Executive Committee, was named 2016–17 Chicago CISO of the Year, ranked Top 50 Information Security Executive, authored 4 books including #1 Best Selling and 2020 CANON Hall of Fame Winner CISO COMPASS: Navigating Cybersecurity Leadership Challenges with Insights from Pioneers (2019), ground-breaking CISO Leadership: Essential Principles for Success, as well as contributions to a dozen others. Todd held senior leadership positions at Northern Trust, Grant Thornton International, Ltd, ManpowerGroup, WellPoint (Anthem) Blue Cross Blue Shield/ National Government Services, Zeneca/Syngenta, IMS Health and American Airlines.
