InfoSec Beat: The Golden Age of Managed Security Services Reinvention
Can the way Accenture delivers managed security services be reinvented? Accenture CISO Kris Burkhardt poses this question to guest Rex Thexton, chief technology officer of Accenture Security, who gives a definite yes. Rex shares several exciting opportunities possible in the next 12 to 18 months. Listen to learn more about the prospects of AI-powered automation and intelligence that are poised to bring about a golden age of managed security services.
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InfoSec Beat: Careers in Information Security – Governance, Risk and Compliance
This episode of the InfoSec Beat podcast focused on careers in information security features a conversation between Accenture CISO Kris Burkhardt and Paul Kunas, who led our Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) function for almost 10 years. Paul’s career journey involved security roles at Accenture and other companies and ultimately a return to Accenture to formalize GRC for Information Security. The work spanned developing global strategies and building many programs to arrive at one common view of risk today. Activities center on various analyses to secure technology, updating strategies, validating approaches, instilling a common view and vision, and responding to new challenges.
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InfoSec Beat: How to Balance Real-Time Intelligence with System Availability
Are organizations in control of updates to their environments? The July 2024 CrowdStrike disruptive update has many asking this question. Patches are essential to security, but this event and others before it have organizations asking how to strike a balance in protecting quickly with the need to be resilient? Join me and Jacky Fox, Accenture Security Global Strategy Lead, as we discuss what organizations can do.
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InfoSec Beat: Zero-day Vulnerabilities
What is a zero-day vulnerability and what can organizations do about them? These two questions kick off an engaging discussion on this type of threat with Accenture Security colleagues Shawn Duffy, Global Lead for Threat Exposure Management, and David Williams, Global Lead of Advanced Threat Services. Discover what they have to say and learn more about strategies, what they see across enterprises, the value of red teaming, the impact of AI, along with a reminder about the importance of layered, in-depth defense and basic technical hygiene.
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InfoSec Beat: Careers in Information Security – Tech & Ops
This episode of the InfoSec Beat podcast mini-series focused on information security careers highlights the journey of Arun Chandrasekaran in conversation with Accenture CISO Kris Burkhardt. Listen to how Arun started as a senior network analyst to become infrastructure tools and standards lead today for our Information Security organization’s Technology and Operations, overseeing the security and standards and scanning tools of Accenture’s vast infrastructure estate.
Hosted by Accenture CISO Kris Burkhardt, the InfoSec Beat podcast is intended for cybersecurity and information security executives, and dives into current trends and tactics. In each episode, Kris and Accenture colleagues from InfoSec, IT and go-to-market teams discuss what it takes to keep client, business partner and enterprise data secure.