Abstract Forward Podcast #9: COVID-19 Cyber Defense Working Remote with Mamady Konneh and Chip Harris!

In a dynamic conversation with two thought-leading guests, Mamady Konneh and Chip Harris — this episode covers how to stay cyber defended while working remotely because of the COVID-19 pandemic. We review our article published by the ISSA Journal which covered 6 key cyberlearning from 2019 . We talk at length about media disinformation identification and avoidance tips, ransomware avoidance tips, cyber hygiene education, IAM best practices in the increased work from home context, CIO/CISO strategy, and supply chain and vendor cyber risk management — in the context of cyber or health disaster planning and response. Mamady Konneh is a senior information security professional, speaker and mentor with 10+ years of relevant experience in security, risk management, and project management in the healthcare, finance, and retail industries. He is a dynamic team player who leads by taking initiatives in developing efficient risk mitigation and situational awareness tactics. He is proficient at assessing the needs of the business and providing the tools to resolve challenges by enhancing the business process. He holds an MSST (Master of Science in Security Technologies) degree from the U of MN where he researched global I.D. card best practices for the country of Guinea. Chip Harris has an extensive background in government and business InfoSec engineering and red team planning and operations — with over 25 years of experience designing and managing IT systems. His expertise is in identifying and solving problems by delivering projects and solutions. His experience includes serving as the IT lead and project manager within the business unit, evaluating system performance, helping business leaders and non-technical clients understand how technology can improve workflow, developing and enforcing standard IT practices, and ensuring IT compliance with regulations such as NERC CIP, PCI, GDPR, HIPAA, and SOX. He has a Ph.D. in Cyber Security and Cyber Operations from the United States War College, a Masters in Cyber Security and Cyber Crime from the United States War College, and a Bachelors in Computer Science and Animation from Memphis College of Art. He has the following certifications: MCE, MCSE, NCE, MCSA, MCM, MCT, Security +, SUSE Novell Linux, Open SUSE Enterprise, Ubuntu Server Admin, PICK WMS, Backtrack 5, Netools 5, Dell Kace 3000 and 1000, IBM Q-Radar, Carbon Black, Tenable Security Suite, Dark Trace, Q-Radar, IBM Guardium, OWASP, Check Point, RHL, Kali Linux Certified, C|EH, C|PT, C|HFI, CCE, GIAC Rated, Barracuda, and he is even Tripwire Certified. More information on Abstract Forward Consulting can be found here. Disclaimer: This podcast does not represent the views of former or current employers and / or clients. This podcast will make every reasonable effort to verify facts and inferences therefrom. However, this podcast is intended to entertain and significantly inform its audience based on subjective reason based opinions. Non-public information will not be disclosed. Information obtained in this podcast may be materially out of date at or after the time of the podcast. This podcast is not legal, accounting, audit, health, technical, or financial advice. © Abstract Forward Consulting, LLC.

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Abstract Forward Podcast #9: COVID-19 Cyber Defense Working Remote with Mamady Konneh and Chip Harris! is an episode from Abstract Forward Consulting by Jeremy Swenson.

This episode is 01:29:46 long.

This episode was published on Apr 24, 2020.

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