Ed Harris: How to enter and thrive in the infosec industry

In this episode, Ed Harris, Director of Global Information Security at Mauser Packaging, discusses how his 32 years of experience have taught him how to lead cyber security teams and zero in on the what, why, and how of cyber risks. We hash out how you can enter and thrive in the infosec industry, as well as ways to use all your observational skills to provide top-notch vulnerability management services.

Other topics discussed:

• The relationship between vulnerability management and knowing your environment
• Understanding how vulnerable your data is to identify weaknesses
• Identifying vulnerabilities and how they change over time
• Determining when to install patches with the least disruption and risk
• Communicating and negotiating with businesses about when to apply security patches
• Building relationships and trust with clients
• Managing external exposure when providing security services
• Whether vulnerabilities will ever go away