Protecting Your Crown Jewels
Keith Deighton is the Strategic Alliance Director at Kobalt, a cybersecurity company that provides continuous monitoring of cloud, SaaS, and corporate environments to ensure security and compliance. Kobalt offers monitoring-as-a-service as well as complete security-program-as-a-service for organizations that need assistance with assessing, developing, and running their security programs.
Keith is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) with over 25 years of experience in the information technology field. Prior to joining Kobalt, Keith was the Global Channel Sales Director of Cybersecurity at Hitachi Systems Security. He holds an MBA in Strategic Management from The Open University and a certification in Cyber Resilience (RESILIA) from APMG International.
Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll learn:
Keith Deighton's background and how he ended up in the cybersecurity space
What are the crown jewels at your organization and why is it critical that you protect them?
The strategies companies can use to reduce security risks and manage security breaches
Keith explains the difference between the web and the dark web
Keith's advice for managing and protecting your organization’s passwords
How to avoid security breaches caused by human error, phishing emails, and SMS hijacking
The benefits of investing in security and risk management services
The resources Keith uses to boost his cybersecurity skills and knowledge
What companies should know about the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
In this episode…
With advances in technology and increasingly intelligent hackers, every company has the potential to be exposed to security risks or breaches. These risks can be attributed to cracks in your supply chain, poor password management, clever phishing emails, and more. So, how can you identify and manage your organization’s cybersecurity risks in order to protect its crown jewels?
According to cybersecurity expert Keith Deighton, visionary CEOs must have the know-how to mitigate cybersecurity risks in 2021. As he says, companies of any size can be targets for cybercrime, and a security breach could compromise an organization’s business operations and brand reputation. Luckily, Keith has some tried-and-true strategies for improving your company’s privacy and security and protecting your clients and business assets today.
Keith Deighton, the Strategic Alliance Director at Kobalt, joins Martin Hunter in this week's episode of What CEOs Talk About to share the best strategies for protecting your crown jewels against cybersecurity attacks. Keith explains how to mitigate security risks at your organization, the different types of hackers and breaches to look out for, and the benefits of investing in risk management services today. Stay tuned.
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Keith Deighton's email: keith.deighton@kobalt.io
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