As companies increasingly explore how to improve their cybersecurity and shield their technology, proprietary secrets, and the personal data of their executives and staff from bad actors, they must take steps to fix a workplace culture that is still resistant to the habits and practices that best ensure online security, not to mention a shortfall of personnel with expertise in cyber issues.
These points came across in a Feb. 13 panel discussion, “2023 Top Cybersecurity Risks,” held under the auspices of the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC), a Washington-based think tank, in partnership with Equifax, an Atlanta-based consumer credit reporting agency. Moderated by The Washington Post journalist Tim Starks, the panel featured Jamil Farshchi, Equifax executive vice president and chief information security officer; Tom Romanoff, director of the Bipartisan Policy Center’s Technology Project; Noopur Davis, executive vice president, chief information security officer, and product privacy officer at Comcast; Jerry Davis, founder of Gryphon X; and Christopher Painter, former cybersecurity head at the State Department, the Justice Department, and the White House….