SSP 002: Endre Walls - Bridging the Gap Between Technology and Culture
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End user engagement in security practices. It’s what EVERY security teams wants.
Unfortunately, when we typically approach our end users with security protocol and company phishing attacks, we are usually met with more rebellion.
It could also lead to more security risk. That’s the last thing we want - more vulnerabilities that we cannot control.
Today we’re speaking with Endre Walls. Endre is the CISO for Customers Bank - an organization that embraces security throughout and believes that every employee is responsible for the security of the company.
We’ll unpack his mindset towards how to think about security, useful tips to encourage your end users to play their part, and much more.
You’ll find that Endre has a unique sense of humor and a genuine passion to continue to innovate when it comes to technology instead of merely iterating what has already been done. - Let’s get into it!
Today’s Guest
Endre Walls - Connect
Bio:
Endre Jarraux Walls is the EVP and CISO for Customers Bancorp and Customers Bank. He is responsible for the security of over $19B in domestic assets and provides leadership to the Bank’s technology risk, digital compliance, security operations, governance, resilience, physical security, and cyber fraud departments of Customers Bank’s award-winning Corporate Security Group. He has held all 3 C-level roles in the technology industry, as an award-winning CIO, CTO, and now CISO. Prior to joining the Bank, he served as an executive in the, Healthcare, Telecom, Technology, and Hospitality industries. Walls also led a ground-breaking global advisory services division for a Global 100 technology company.
He was recently recognized as one of the top 40 under 40 leaders in the greater Philadelphia region, is a 2021 Top 100 CISO, was recognized as a top 10 global CISO in 2020 and received an American Cyber Awards honor in 2020. He attended both Capella University in Minnesota for his BS in Information Technology and Yale University’s School of Management for Executive Education.
Learn more about Endre directly on his website Here.
You’ll Learn:
The intersection between Technology and Culture
What Pop-Tarts teaches us about innovation
How to create a security culture within your organization
Things to consider with vendor partnerships
How to earn the ear of the CEO
How to get your end users involved in Security responsibility
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