Why security needs to be integrated into projects from the beginning | Randy Lindberg, Rivial Data Security
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Rivial Data Security CEO Randy Lindberg discusses the challenges faced by security teams in the finance industry, and how a shift-left approach, and a more holistic viewpoint building security into all aspects of the business, can help overcome them.
Topics discussed
- The origin of Rivial, and the meaning behind the name
- Why business leaders need more context when making security decisions
- The challenge of quantifying risk using statistical analysis, and why business leaders still crave their stoplight graphics
- How advances in technology like AI mean organizations must review risks constantly, not once a year
- The importance of considering security early in a project’s development, rather than “bolting it on” at the end
- Often in the finance industry, leaders bring in cutting-edge technology to gain an edge over competitors, without consulting the security or risk teams
- What security teams in the finance industry do wrong
- Why focusing on compliance leads to a reactive security team, responding to audits rather than addressing security holistically
- Why auditors may be too narrowly focused on checklists, rather than organizational maturity?
- Why security teams need to present risk better
- The need for security teams to slow down when introducing AI
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