Infosecurity Interviews
Sean Bodmer: A Tale of Two Hats
Sean Bodmer is the chief researcher of counter exploitation at CounterTack. He’s also a former underground hacker. At Hacker Halted in Atlanta, Bodmer spoke to Infosecurity Magazine about why he traded his black hat for a lighter one, and why white hats will always be at a disadvantage.
Lay Your Chips Down: An Infosec Venture Capital Roundup
Is the information security industry a wise gamble for venture capitalists? Stephen Pritchard gets the insider’s view on what investors are looking for
Interview: Microsoft's Scott Charney
Scott Charney tells Eleanor Dallaway why he is so proud to work for Microsoft, how he went from prosecutor to infosec professional, and why the role of US ‘cyber czar’ was not for him…
Interview: Dorothy Denning
In her heart a true academic, Drew Amorosi tracks down Dorothy Denning – renowned information security researcher and trainer of today’s cyber warriors
Interview: HD Moore, Chief Security Officer at Rapid7, Chief Architect And Creator of Metasploit
HD Moore talks to Infosecurity Magazine about today’s IT security landscape and how his hobby, penetration testing solution Metasploit, attracted the attention of vulnerability management and penetration testing solutions provider Rapid7.
Interview: Larry Ponemon
Dr. Larry Ponemon is the chairman and founder of the Ponemon Institute, and one of the nicest people you may ever meet. Here’s what happened when Eleanor Dallaway met the King of Privacy himself…
Interview: Christopher Buse, CISO, State of Minnesota
Serving the public, and the people of Minnesota, has been a life-long passion for Christopher Buse. Drew Amorosi discovers why this CISO finds the challenge so rewarding…
Interview: News International’s Amar Singh
Amar Singh, CISO at News International, met Eleanor Dallaway in Miami, Florida, and explained how to handle a data breach, how to win buy-in from the board, and why CISOs need more respect…
Interview: Paul Judge of Barracuda Networks
Paul Judge is a contradiction. Juxtaposing the words geek and cool, and the words laid-back and workaholic, seemingly creates an unlikely, inaccurate personality, but having spent a decent amount of time with Mr Judge, Eleanor Dallaway is confident and committed to these adjectives
A Q&A with Ashar Aziz, Founder, CEO & CTO, FireEye
Whilst in the Silicon Valley in July 2012, Infosecurity editor Eleanor Dallaway met FireEye’s very intelligent and articulate founder and CEO, Ashar Aziz, at FireEye HQ.
Interview: Royal Holloway's Fred Piper
Often referred to as ‘the grandfather of information security’, this Professor needs no introduction. Here’s what happened when Eleanor Dallaway met Fred Piper…
Interview: ISF's Michael de Crespigny
From chartered accountant to CEO of the ISF, Michael de Crespigny has spent his career assessing risk. Here, he tells Eleanor Dallaway why his career has been left to chance, why the information security industry is going through its adolescence and how Howard Schmidt’s were big shoes to fill
Interview: Boris Goncharov, G4S
Q&A with Boris Goncharov, CISO, G4S, and keynote speaker at Infosecurity Europe 2012
Interview: Matt Palmer, Skipton Building Society
Q&A with Matt Palmer, group information security officer, Skipton Building Society, and a keynote speaker at Infosecurity Europe 2012
Interview: Mark Adams-Wright, Suffolk County Council
Q&A with Mark Adams-Wright, CISO, Suffolk County Council, and keynote speaker at Infosecurity Europe 2012
Interview: Graham McKay, DC Thomson
Q&A with Graham McKay, CISO, DC Thomson & Co. Ltd., and keynote speaker at Infosecurity Europe 2012
Interview: Tracy Andrew, Field Fisher Waterhouse
Q&A with Tracy Andrew, information security & compliance officer, Field Fisher Waterhouse LLP, and keynote speaker at Infosecurity Europe 2012
Interview: Microsoft's Steve Lipner
Microsoft still gets mixed reviews from the information security community. Steve Lipner, however, does not. Eleanor Dallaway met Lipner at the recent RSA Conference in San Francisco and discovered that actually, he may just be one of the best things to have happened to the software giant
Interview: EA's Spencer Mott
From London’s Metropolitan Police to VP and CISO at Electronic Arts, Spencer Mott has had a colorful career with little end in sight. Here, he talks to Eleanor Dallaway about what the information security industry is up against, how the Sony breach impacted the whole industry, and how EA suffered a breach of its own in 2011
Interview: Hord Tipton of (ISC)²
Within only a minute of sitting down with Hord Tipton, executive director of (ISC)², our own Eleanor Dallaway knew that the hour she had booked with him would not be adequate. You see, it’s impossible to capture the true essence of a man with a career that many can only dream of in 60 minutes. While they may have been short for time, Tipton certainly wasn’t short on stories
