Everything You Wanted to Know About CISOs But Were Afraid to Ask, Part 2 – Ben Carr – SCW #98
Ben Carr will lead us in a discussion about the origins of the role of CISO, roles/responsibilities, and what it's like to be a CISO. We'll touch on qualifications, organizational structure, its place in security and compliance, what it's like to be hero or scapegoat. All this and more!
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Guest
Ben Carr is the Chief Information Security Officer at Qualys. He is an information security and risk executive with more than 25 years of experience in developing and executing long-term security strategies. Ben has demonstrated global leadership and experience, through executive leadership roles of advanced technology, high risk, and rapid-growth initiatives, at companies such as Aristocrat, Tenable, Visa and Nokia. While at Aristocrat, Ben built a world-class global cybersecurity program from the ground up as part of a digital transformation. As a senior cybersecurity executive at Visa, Ben was responsible for developing and leading Visa’s Global Attack Surface Management Team and capability. Prior to Visa, he led all security programs for Nokia corporate IT as the Global Head of IT Security. Ben holds a certificate in Risk & Information Systems Control (CRISC), is a Certified Data Privacy Solutions Engineer (CDPSE).
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