Paul Melson

ZTNA gets you on the track - but it won't get you across the Zero Trust finish line. 🏁 It’s built for access control. Not for visibility. Not for threat prevention. Not policy enforcement. Winning the Zero Trust race takes a platform built to see and secure everything, adapt in real time and at full speed—no blind spots, no pit stops. Read the blog to see how to go the distance: 👉https://bit.ly/45bjYyo #ZeroTrust #SASE #CISOStrategy

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Progress isn't always linear, but your offensive security strategy should be. Our 7th annual State of Pentesting Report uncovers why critical vulnerabilities are slipping through the cracks—especially with new #genAI risks emerging. Build your action plan. Learn why knowledge from expert-led pentesting is power. Download the report and transform assumptions into actionable clarity. 🔗: https://hubs.la/Q03vrqqM0

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Research shows that offensive security practices like red teaming and pen testing reduce the frequency and cost of security incidents. Unfortunately, not everyone understands this, so CISOs and SecOps leaders must work to get executive buy-in. Our new guide helps you build a practical business case, overcome objections, and outline an investment roadmap for offensive security. Read the CISO's Guide to Justifying Offensive Security Investments: https://ow.ly/e2n650WVuW8 #OffSec #CISO #Cybersecurity

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This morning at Detroit Metro (DTW), Delta operations at the McNamara Terminal experienced a reported “network outage,” resulting in a ground stop and delays. Currently, there is no confirmed public statement indicating that this incident is a cyberattack or data breach. An important point for leadership to remember is that while services can be outsourced, accountability cannot. There is often a narrative that points to a third party as the cause—be it a vendor, an upstream dependency, or issues with internet infrastructure. However, the more pressing concern is internal: - Why doesn’t the operation degrade gracefully? - Where are the tested failovers and “break-glass” runbooks? - Why does one failure mode halt all activities at a terminal? - Who is responsible for the end-to-end service, both on paper and in practice? This is where ITIL discipline becomes crucial—not the superficial version, but real change control, clear service ownership, dependency mapping, resilience testing, and incident/problem management that leads to measurable improvements. Vendors may not fully understand legacy environments as you do. Weak governance can lead to repeated outages—different triggers, but the same outcome. Many have learned this lesson in enterprise outsourcing over the years. If Delta aims for “second time’s a charm,” the solution is straightforward: take ownership, engineer for failure, and demonstrate that testing has been conducted. #ITIL #OperationalResilience #ChangeManagement #IncidentManagement #ThirdPartyRisk #CIO #CISO #DTW #Delta

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What the DFIR analyst does during an IR engagement (not only equal to a firefighter or detective) is not the same as what the management should do in handling an incident or what the GRC should do in managing an incident. Why do some experts write a playbook to combine every aspect of DFIR for the technical team to follow? Why does the procurement write a tender to ask a service provider certified with CISM/CISSP or equipped with digital forensic tools to do the IR tasks like this?

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Some of the early management story behind the NSA Security Guides and a national consensus on security guidance for Windows 2000. How "guiding principles" can guide work. https://lnkd.in/eCeKse-3 National Security Agency , Center for Internet Security , National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) #sagercyber

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90% of ISO 27001 projects look great on paper and change absolutely nothing. I’ve seen it hundreds of times. The certificate arrives. The team celebrates. Then… nothing. No faster sales. No stronger culture. No real control. Because most companies treat ISO 27001 as a compliance trophy not a commercial engine. Here’s what actually shifts the culture: ➤ When founders stop outsourcing responsibility and start owning the risk conversation. ➤ When engineers see controls as accelerators, not obstacles. ➤ When “security” becomes the language of delivery, not delay. ISO 27001 done right doesn’t just tick boxes, it changes how people think, decide, and sell. It makes your business audit-ready, deal-ready, and investor-proof every single day. That’s when the ROI kicks in. Fewer audit cycles. Faster procurement. More trust baked into every demo. Forget the paperwork. You’re not buying compliance. You’re buying credibility. The question is: does your certification live in your culture, or just on your wall? #ISO27001 #SaaSLeadership #CyberSecurityStrategy #StartupSecurity #B2BSales #FinTechSecurity #SecurityCulture #ComplianceThatWins #CISOLife #EnterpriseSales

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Cyber threats evolve fast. Your response should be faster. 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 (#CTEM) gives security teams real-time visibility into risk, helping prioritize the exposures that matter most. By aligning threat intelligence, asset awareness, and business context, CTEM enables proactive risk mitigation and smarter security decisions. Learn more about CTEM, why it matters, and how to implement it effectively: https://lnkd.in/dNgdRzCY #threatexposure #threatmanagement

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I’ve been thinking about exposure management less as a tooling problem and more as a systems problem. When discovery grows faster than mobilization capacity, exposure doesn’t just increase — it compounds. That accumulation is exposure debt.

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Your legacy vulnerability management program is leaving the door open to attackers. The shift from VM to Threat Exposure Management (TEM) isn't optional; it's essential. If your team is buried in alerts, struggling with shadow IT, or constantly playing catch-up on external assets, you have a critical gap. Discover the 6 definitive signs that it's time to close that gap and learn how to reset strategy. https://lnkd.in/eMJpYSpm #ExposureManagement #TEM #CyberSecurity #CISO

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Modern attacks move fast. Your defenses need to move faster. Today’s hybrid attackers operate across domains, leverage identities, and bypass traditional tools with ease. In our latest report, we break down how AI is being applied to detect, prioritize, and disrupt these sophisticated threats before they escalate. Download your copy: https://lnkd.in/eFQy6UDG

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