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Elephants in the Room: How the Pentesting and GRC Worlds Collide | ITSPmagazine Event Coverage: RSAC 2023 Broadcast Alley | A Conversation with Chaz Lever | Locked Down Podcast With Kayla Williams and Taylor Parsons

Episode Summary

In this discussion, our moderators and panelists will cover the intricacies of the deeply technical pentest capability (knowledge, actual testing pros/cons) and how the GRC function helps translate those tests and the results of them into business context to demonstrate ROI in security investments made in the cybersecurity strategy.

Episode Notes

Guest: 

Dr. Chaz Lever, Senior Director, Security Research, Devo [@devo_Inc]

On LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/chazlever/

On Twitter | https://twitter.com/chazlever

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Hosts: 

Kayla Williams, Co-Host of Locked Down Podcast

On ITSPmagazine | https://www.itspmagazine.com/itspmagazine-podcast-radio-hosts/kayla-williams

Taylor Parsons, Co-Host of Locked Down Podcast

On ITSPmagazine | https://www.itspmagazine.com/itspmagazine-podcast-radio-hosts/taylor-parsons

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Episode Notes

In this discussion our moderators and panelists will cover the intricacies of the deeply technical pentest capability (knowledge, actual testing pros/cons) and how the GRC function helps translate those tests and the results of them into business context to demonstrate ROI on security investments made in the cybersecurity strategy. The panel will cover:

• Pen testing is a necessary demonstration of controls design and implementation.
• Speaking in a language the business decision makers (execs, Board) understands in pertinent to building a sustainable, yet flexible cybersecurity strategy.
• Collaboration amongst internal red teams and external pen testing companies with GRC teams can help drive budget decisions and proven ROI.

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