In this episode...

We discuss what life is like as the CISO when you have all the responsibility for, but no administrative access (or hands on keyboard)
Brandon tells his story about how his IT organization went from in-house, to out-house, and how they got where they are
Brandon tells us the process and strategy he uses to get a handle on his security
We discuss why visibility is one of the most important things to outsourced IT (and security)
Brandon tells a story of an incident where things went very sideways
We discuss the balance between outsourcer scalability and customer deviations
Brandon tells us why sometimes it takes 3 months to scan your environment for a vulnerability ( your head will explode )
…and so much more

Guest

Brandon Dunlap ( @bsdunlap ) - Brandon is the global Chief Information Security Officer for a an employee-owned, global leader in building critical infrastructure in energy, water, telecommunications and government services currently operating in more than 100 countries through consulting, engineering, construction, operations and program management.

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DtSR Episode 158 - Managing Security with Outsourced IT

Down the Security Rabbithole Podcast (DtSR)