Padraic O’Reilly – Chief Product Officer & Co-Founder at CyberSaint

Padraic O’Reilly is Chief Product Officer and Co-Founder at CyberSaint, where he leads product innovation and development. His experience as a Harvard-trained economist, IT risk and compliance consultant, and his rapid exposure to Cybersecurity led him to seek out CISOs, CIOs, and Boards of Directors at global organizations to pursue the answer to the question – how can cyber be managed, measured, and understood like any other business function? Padraic’s current activity spans working directly with organizations from public agencies to private companies across the globe to understand how to measure cyber risk, especially amidst the global pandemic which is fueling massive digital transformation projects around the world. Padraic was a key member of the group providing feedback on the NIST Cybersecurity Framework during its development, and is an expert in regulatory standards both in security and privacy, including the NIST Risk Management and NIST Privacy Frameworks. An expert in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and economic modeling, Padraic works with members of the Global 500 to research and deploy risk quantification, risk intelligence gathering, and risk reporting and communication strategies. Padraic also holds a patent entitled, “System And Method for Monitoring And Grading A Cybersecurity Framework” which has inspired much of his work on cohesive IT and cyber risk management approaches.

Adrian Sanabria

Senior Research Engineer at CyberRisk Alliance

Lee Neely

Senior Cyber Analyst at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Matt Alderman

Executive Director at CyberRisk Alliance

Adrian Sanabria

Senior Research Engineer at CyberRisk Alliance

Lee Neely

Senior Cyber Analyst at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Matt Alderman

Executive Director at CyberRisk Alliance

1. How much does a CEO or business leader need to know about cybersecurity? – As a business leader or a CEO of your company, you play a key role in influencing the right work culture. Creating a work culture and norm that aligns with cybersecurity goals is crucial and possibly the best defense against cybercrime adversaries, to begin with.
2. To Prevent Future Attacks, C-Suites Should Learn Cybersecurity – As cyber attacks grow in frequency and cost, chief executives are becoming greater targets for hackers for the expansive access the executives have. To mitigate future attacks, cybersecurity can’t just involve the CISO.
3. How businesses can drive innovation while delivering operational excellence – Here are a few best practices and principles that strategic CIOs can apply to drive innovation and deliver operational excellence at the same time with minimal, incremental increases in investment.

   1. Invest once to solve multiple challenges
   2. Embrace automation around targeted processes
   3. Take advantage of market shifts or disruptions to invest in IT

4. The Evolving Role of the CISO – Cybersecurity is a highly dynamic field. The need for rapid, experiential decision making, organized thinking and the ability to strategically communicate to a non-security audience are almost second nature to many CISOs.

   In order to truly succeed as a CISO in today’s digital world, here are some top qualities that all CISOs need to possess to excel:

   1. Matchmakers
   2. Relationship Builders
   3. Servant Leadership
   4. Advocates

5. 6 resume mistakes CISOs still make – The top security job has evolved from a technology-focused role into an executive position. Does your resume reflect that shift?

   Recruiters and executive advisors agree: Candidates for CISO positions must design their resumes to showcase their leadership capabilities, not their technical credentials.Here are the top 6 mistakes:

   1. Failing to show executive abilities
   2. Leaving out achievements
   3. Getting too techie
   4. Leaving out experience with breaches and hacks
   5. Making too little (or too much) of industry connections
   6. Poor formatting, rookie mistakes and unintended misrepresentations

6. 14 Easy Interview Body Language Hacks To Land Your Next Job – Everyone gets a little nervous about job interviews. What should you do to prepare? Practice? Script answers to the interviewer’s potential questions? All good, but the most important thing you can do is prep your body language. Here are a few tips to give you the extra body language edge to get the job:

   1. Don’t Block
   2. Don’t Self-Touch
   3. Relax With Your Hands On The Table
   4. Have One Bag
   5. Don’t Forget the Back of Your Shoes!
   6. Smile Right
   7. Don’t Contract, Don’t Expand
   8. Start in The Parking Lot
   9. Wear Clothes that Fit Perfectly
   10. The Mirror Nod
   11. Don’t Sweat Like Nixon
   12. Don’t Wait Around
   13. Your Social Glue