In our sixth episode of the Future of Security Operations podcast, Thomas speaks with Niall Heffernan, Head of Security at Cygnvs, a former Senior Manager of Information Security at Informatica, and a Lecturer for BSc, HDIP, PGDip, and MSc students studying in the Cybersecurity courses at the National College of Ireland.
Topics discussed in this episode:
Niall’s view on the current state of security operations and how it’s evolved over the past five years
What’s top of mind for Niall as he begins building a security operations team from scratch
How to prioritize incidents and determine what detections can be ignored using automation
What most security practitioners get wrong when they embark on bringing the power of automation to their security program
Lessons that security can learn from software engineering
How security changes when an organization goes public and why the stakes become so high
What can be done to solve the security talent shortage gap
Niall’s #1 piece of advice for security leaders and practitioners
What’s in store for the future of security operations, and why the traditional levels of security analysts will change