How to avoid being labeled a “Chicken Little” while promoting better security decision making

Negotiating Compromise: How to avoid being labeled a “Chicken Little” while promoting better security decision making Ground Floor, 17:00 Tuesday Even though businesses know that cybersecurity is important (most of the time), cybersecurity prof...

Negotiating Compromise: How to avoid being labeled a “Chicken Little” while promoting better security decision making

Ground Floor, 17:00 Tuesday

Even though businesses know that cybersecurity is important (most of the time), cybersecurity professionals still have a challenge convincing business leaders -and sometimes even IT- of good cyber hygiene practices. FUD (fear, uncertainty, and doubt) can be an easy temporary actic to get teams to take you seriously, but it must be tempered. This presentation discusses common (and sometimes under utilized) negotiation techniques to help cyber professionals escape from being the physical manifestation of the doomscroll and facilitate better security decisions enterprise wide.

Vanessa Redman