In this week's episode Dr. Crane talks to Mike Wilkes, formerly the CISO at Marvel Comics, about keeping Iron Man safe and digital media security.

Mike is the chief information security officer at Security Scorecard, the global leader in cybersecurity ratings, and the only service with over a million companies continuously rated. Previously he was the CISO at the American society of composers authors and publishers or ASCAP and Marvel entertainment. 

He has built transformed and protected companies such as AQR capital, CME Group, Sony, Macy's as well as other European banks and airlines, a graduate of Stanford University and author of a book for Cisco Press in 2002. He's a featured speaker at technology conferences and is a professor at NYU teaching cybersecurity courses. He's also on the board of trustees for the national jazz museum in Harlem.

This episode was recorded when Mike was the CISO at Security Scorecard, he has since moved on from  this position.

In this episode:

00:00 — Welcome

02:00 — Introductions

02:21 — Data Classification

03:50 — Document Management

05:21 — Marvel Security

06:38 — What Does Marvel Excel At In Information Security

07:55 — Tribal Knowledge For A New CISO

09:29 — Heraclitus

10:23 — Hackers

11:18 — Hacking Story

13:17 — Lessons For CISOs On Hacking And Experimenting

14:40 — Advice For New CISOs Starting a Team

18:52 — Tips For Companies Looking To Improve Security

22:24 — Sign Off

Mike Wilkes:

LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/in/eclectiqus

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