Joel York
Chief Marketing Officer, Accellion
Joel York joined Accellion in 2018 with 20 years of experience in cloud marketing, sales and product management. A seasoned executive and entrepreneur, Joel’s successes span growing startups to enterprise market leaders, such as Navis and SPSS. As CMO of Meltwater, he led worldwide product management, digital marketing, field marketing, and public relations. He spearheaded growth at Xignite as VP Sales and Marketing to lead the company from A to B round. Prior to Accellion, he founded Markodojo, an innovative marketing management SaaS. Joel is also a thought leader in the cloud community, advisor, board member, speaker and author of the popular cloud blog Chaotic Flow.
Joel holds a BS in Physics from Caltech, an MS from Cornell, and an MBA from the University of Chicago.
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A Conversation with Jonathan Kimmitt
Jonathan Kimmitt has been at University of Tulsa (TU) for two decades—starting out as the help desk supervisor shortly after graduating. He moved into security when TU needed help on the Computer Security Response Team. Jonathan worked his way up to Chief Services Officer before becoming TU’s CISO—a role he has held for the 7+ years. His achievements include building and expanding the university’s IT Security Department while protecting students, systems, and 65,000 connected devices from cyber threats.
A Conversation with Gary Gooden
Gary Gooden, Chief Technology and Security Officer at Seattle Children’s, has over 20 years of experience in technology infrastructure and application development. Gary was previously the CISO at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and the Senior IT Manager at Amgen. He spent over thirteen years at Walt Disney Studios as the Divisional CIO and as Vice President Studio, IT. In 2020, Gary earned a Zero Trust Strategist certification from Forrester.
In this interview, Gary explains why combatting the next generation of cyber terrorism is like trying to push a boulder up a hill, how 5G can prevent attacks from bad actors, and shares the technology innovations being implemented at Seattle Children’s. Gary also shares his thoughts on zero trust, cyber insurance, ransomware, and the one thing that can signal “game over” for a CISO.
A Conversation with Morgan Wright
Morgan Wright, Chief Security Advisor at SentinelOne, is an internationally recognized cybersecurity strategy, cyberterrorism, identity theft and privacy expert. Previously, Morgan was a Senior Advisor in the US State Department Antiterrorism Assistance Program and Senior Law Enforcement Advisor for the 2012 Republican National Convention. His landmark testimony before Congress on Healthcare.gov changed how the Government collects PII and PHI. Morgan is also co-host of Game of Crimes, a long form true crime podcast.
Our Ransomware Panelists Answer Your Questions
A Conversation with Endre Walls – Part 2
In part 2 of this interview with Endre Jarraux Walls, EVP and CISO for Customers Bancorp and Customers Bank, Endre explains what CISOs and fire chiefs have in common and shares his views on zero trust. He has sage advice for anyone looking to get into cybersecurity, and for CISOs in their first 90 days on the job to ensure they have another 5,000.
Our Supply Chain Panelists Answer Your Questions
Alan Levine, CISO at Alcoa (retired) and Advisor, Jason Lewkowicz, Global CISO, for Cognizant, Matthew Butkovic, Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University, and Eris Symms, CISO for Arconic Corporation collaborated to answer viewer questions from our latest webinar, “The Race to Secure Your Supply Chain”.
While most questions were addressed during the webinar, moderator Alan Levine subsequently provided additional insight. If you missed this webinar or would like to watch it again, you can view it below.
A Conversation with Endre Walls – Part 1
Endre Jarraux Walls is the Executive Vice President and CISO for Customers Bancorp and Customers Bank. His accolades include: a top 40 under 40 leader in the greater Philadelphia region, a top 10 global CISO, and an American Cyber Awards honoree. He received a BS in Information Technology from Capella University in Minnesota and Accelerated Management Program Certificate from Yale University’s School of Management for Executive Education.
A Conversation with Greg Crabb – Part 3
In our third and final interview with Greg Crabb, the Virtual CISO and former CISO and Vice President for the United States Postal Service, he shares the changes he’s seen in cybersecurity during his career and what’s surprised him the most. Greg also explains the 4 C’s of innovation, what’s kept him active during the pandemic, and which family member plans to follow in his footsteps.
A Conversation with Greg Crabb – Part 2
In part 2 of this three-part interview, Greg Crabb, Virtual CISO and former CISO and Vice President for the United States Postal Service, discusses how he sees the CISO role evolving. Greg proposes a new title for CISOs, who he feels CISOs should report to, and outlines what a CISO should do in their first 90 days on the job. He also shares an interesting story about what event preceded him joining the US Postal Service.
A Conversation with Greg Crabb – Part 1
Greg Crabb is a Virtual CISO and former CISO and Vice President for the United States Postal Service. He, in fact, is a third-generation postal employee. In part 1 of this interview, Greg shares how he got started in the cybersecurity industry 26 years ago, how to keep the business running without compromising security, and what 80’s movie inspired him to get into federal law enforcement.
This Investment Will Help CISOs Keep Their Jobs
In the words of renowned cybersecurity technologist and author Bruce Schneier, “Amateurs hack systems, professionals hack people.” Organizations must invest in employee security and awareness programs. Employees engaged in cybersecurity think about security and risk on a daily basis, but what about a frenetic office receptionist, busy ER nurse, or overworked lawyer? Recurring security awareness programs, on a quarterly basis for example, keep security on the forefront of employees’ minds and help mitigate the human errors that cost organizations millions and often CISOs their jobs.
2 Things All CISOs Must Do When Assessing Vendors
When businesses transitioned last year to remote work and accelerated their digital transformation initiatives to accommodate this shift, it created a golden opportunity for hackers. While businesses implemented new digital services, one problem became glaringly apparent: 3rd party risk. CISOs who want an easy solution for cloud vendor assessment can use the Consensus Assessments Initiative Questionnaire (CAIQ). However, if CISOs need to vet non-cloud providers, there are two recommendations they must consider.
CISO Street recently interviewed Bryan Kissinger, CISO for Trace3 and author of “The Business Minded CISO.” In this video, Bryan discusses the best approach for building a business case for a security program.
To Reach the Top, Do This Extremely Well
For CISOs who desire the proverbial seat at the table, they must do more than protect the business. They must intimately know the business; how it functions, what are its competitive advantages, and, of course, where are the inherent risks. As a CISO, do you know who your internal and external customers are?
What CISOs and Navy SEALs Have in Common
What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. No pain, no gain. If it was easy, everyone would do it. While these inspirational quotes are cliché to some, they are conventional wisdom to others. Just ask a Navy SEAL. They have highly specialized skills and are tasked with using them in high stress, high risk environments.
Who’s The Boss?
If you ask a CISO this question, you’re likely to get a consistent answer – probably the CEO, COO, or Board of Directors. The reality, however, is quite different. In fact, a CISO’s position on an org chart varies widely.