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Five by Five: Why the Cyber Defense Matrix Gets Great Reception – PSW #695

Five years after Sounil Yu originally introduced the Cyber Defense Matrix at the 2016 RSA conference, he just wrapped up the third workshop based on the framework. CDM has its own website, is an official OWASP project and has a forthcoming book. We talk to Sounil today to learn more about where the CDM came from, why people find it so useful and where it might be headed in the future.

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Guests

Adrian Sanabria
Adrian Sanabria
Director of Product Marketing at Valence Security

Adrian is an outspoken researcher that doesn’t shy away from uncomfortable truths. He loves to write about the security industry, tell stories, and still sees the glass as half full.

Sounil Yu
Sounil Yu
CISO & Head of Research at JupiterOne

Sounil Yu is the CISO and Head of Research at JupiterOne. He created the Cyber Defense Matrix and the DIE Triad, which are reshaping approaches to cybersecurity. He’s a Board Member of the FAIR Institute; co-chairs Art into Science: A Conference on Defense; is a visiting fellow at GMU Scalia Law School’s National Security Institute; teaches at Yeshiva University; and advises many startups. Sounil previously served as the CISO-in-Residence at YL Ventures and Chief Security Scientist at Bank of America. Before Bank of America, he helped improve information security at several Fortune 100 companies and Federal Government agencies. Sounil has over 20 granted patents and was recognized as one of the most influential people in security in 2020 by Security Magazine, Influencer of the Year in 2021 by SC Awards, and a 2021 Top 10 CISO by Black Unicorn Awards. He has an MS in Electrical Engineering from Virginia Tech and a BS in Electrical Engineering and a BA in Economics from Duke University.

Hosts

Paul Asadoorian
Paul Asadoorian
Founder at Security Weekly
Doug White
Doug White
Professor at Roger Williams University
Matt Alderman
Matt Alderman
VP, Product at Living Security
Tyler Robinson
Tyler Robinson
Director of Offensive Security & Research at Trimarc Security, Founder & CEO at Dark Element

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