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Do you trust the data & reports from the big analysts?

Strategy & Architecture

Yes

Sometimes

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Do you believe new technologies would offer a bigger return on investment than new employees at your company?

Disruptive & Emerging Technologies Talent Management & Performance

Yes

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How long does a CISO typically stay within his or her organization?

Security & GRC Talent Management & Performance

< 1 year

1 - 2 years

2 - 4 years

4 - 5 years

> 5 years

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Which code scanning approach do you adopt?

Security & GRC

Binary scanning

Source code scanning

Binary and source code scanning

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Young, small companies shy away from investing in a full-scale ERP solution. You need to understand how the business operates to fully understand what you want to get out of your ERP program.

Applications & Platforms Finance

SAP

Oracle

Plex

Other

No ERP planned

ERP planned

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Which of these teams in your organization has the largest budget?

People & Leadership Strategy & Architecture Financial Management

Technology

Marketing

Operations

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SIEM Vendors - Have you used or evaluated?

Security & GRC

Exabeam

Alienvault

Sophos

LinkAmerica

Splunk

Other

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Enterprise, SME Data backups

Data & Analytics Business Intelligence Backup & Disaster Recovery

Rubrik

Cohesity

Commvault

DELL EMC

IBM

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What do you do with unsolicited vendor gifts?

People & Leadership Financial Management Vendor Management

Keep it

I never accept them

Donate it

Depends on the dollar amount

Other (leave a comment)

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How long does an employee typically stay within your team?

Talent Management & Performance

< 1 year

1-3 years

4-5 years

> 5 years

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How do you envision integrating Chat GPT's vision capabilities into your company's existing systems and processes for potential use cases such as customer service or chatbots, graph or image analysis, and what risks do you foresee?

Security & GRC

Evgeniy KharamCybersecurity Architect | Evangelist and Advisor | Podcaster in Services (non-Government)a year ago

We are excited about this technology and see real use cases across numerous industries. At this time it would be inappropriate to share the manner we will enable these capabilities.

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What strategies can improve work relations with cybersecurity vendors, particularly during the buying process, and what is essential for maintaining a positive relationship after acquiring the product?

Strategy & Architecture Security & GRC Process Management+2 more

Evgeniy KharamCybersecurity Architect | Evangelist and Advisor | Podcaster in Services (non-Government)a year ago

There are few key points and strategies from my experience

- scope of work should be exactly and detailed planned, as well as KPI's to measure achievements of goals
- goals should be set realistic
- during ...read more

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Is there value in "Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs)? When you want to look at a demo, conduct a POC, or even purchase a solution, I mean, do they create a false sense of security? Are there many cases of people enforcing them? Maybe there is an easier way to go about it? It costs a lot of money and often requires a significant amount of time as well.

Contact Center & Telecom Applications & Platforms Data Center+9 more

Evgeniy KharamCybersecurity Architect | Evangelist and Advisor | Podcaster in Services (non-Government)a year ago

NDA is usually required if you are working on a unique idea that involves filing a patent in a near future, if it not an invention or a unique idea not available in the market, signing NDA may prove counterproductive as the ...read more

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There is a new cyber domain/niche that is trying to change how we do inline cyber security, called Enterprise Browser or Browser Isolation; there are many vendors in the space that are in the way compete with traditional SWG and ZTNA, and I am wondering what do you think on the space. What are some pros and cons, and is there a need for education on the topic?

Security & GRC

Evgeniy KharamCybersecurity Architect | Evangelist and Advisor | Podcaster in Services (non-Government)a year ago

I have always maintained that our Browsers are the number one way for end-users and their devices to get infected/infested with Malware, Spyware, Ransomware, etc, and that we need a completely different approach to browsing ...read more

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What is your personal experience with being a "Design Partner" for a vendor? What was your motivation to become one? better pricing, influence the features, something else?

Applications & Platforms Cloud Contact Center & Telecom+15 more

Evgeniy KharamCybersecurity Architect | Evangelist and Advisor | Podcaster in Services (non-Government)a year ago

I found that the main reason to act as a design partner has been being able to influence the partner's team composition - able to work with the "A Team". As a result, higher quality delivery and better fit solutions ...read more

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Benefits and Drawbacks of BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) - What is your take on BYOD? My Benefits: 1. Cost savings for the organization 2. Increased employee satisfaction 3. Greater flexibility in work location and hours My Drawbacks: 1. Inconsistency in device performance and compatibility 2. Legal and compliance challenges 3. Security concerns...

Security & GRC Cloud Data & Analytics+4 more

Evgeniy KharamCybersecurity Architect | Evangelist and Advisor | Podcaster in Services (non-Government)a year ago

There’s an expectation that staff will be able to use BYOD so up to us as organisational leaders to set clear guidance as to how and when they should be used.
+ reduction in number of staff devices (e.g. for staff who ...read more

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What is your primary motivation for attending physical conferences? We used to go to get new research and learn something new, but for the last three years, we got most of the information virtually. For me, it's networking with other people. What about you?

People & Leadership

Evgeniy KharamCybersecurity Architect | Evangelist and Advisor | Podcaster in Services (non-Government)a year ago

I like to have hallway discussions and learn about people's perspectives. What you learn and get exposed to in a physical conference is comparable to 3 months of learning it from inside your inner circle attending professional ...read more

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What do you think about traditional email Security (MX record) vs API-based email security?

Applications & Platforms Data & Analytics Infrastructure+2 more

Evgeniy KharamCybersecurity Architect | Evangelist and Advisor | Podcaster in Services (non-Government)2 years ago

I have experience with both and like the API-based way better. There is no downtime, and the implementation takes literally 5 minutes, with no MX records changes, no wait for the DNS to update etc.
When an email security ...read more

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What are your small/big personal achievement goals in 2023?

Peer Insights People & Leadership Strategy & Architecture

Evgeniy KharamCybersecurity Architect | Evangelist and Advisor | Podcaster in Services (non-Government)2 years ago

- Speak at RSA USA Conference in April.

- Run my first cybersecurity conference.

- Create a video podcast for MSSPs to show their products/services

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What is the value of the Value Added Reseller (VAR), where most of the information exists online, customers know what they want and in many cases, can buy the product/service directly from the vendor?

People & Leadership Relationship Management End-User Services & Collaboration

Evgeniy KharamCybersecurity Architect | Evangelist and Advisor | Podcaster in Services (non-Government)2 years ago

Streamlined procurement, contract vehicles, and sales support & strategy. If a company is just using a VAR as a catalog, it’s skipping the value themselves.

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We are a global manufacturing company (20k systems). Any recommendations on SIEM solutions?

Security & GRC

Evgeniy KharamCybersecurity Architect | Evangelist and Advisor | Podcaster in Services (non-Government)10 months ago

This is not a simple question; there are several things that come to mind. Do you have only corporate data, or do you also face an end-user environment? This can determine whether you need SIEM or if MDR can suffice. Do you ...read more

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If a vendor that you’re already familiar with unveils a new software tool, do you adopt it immediately or wait to see if any bugs or problems arise?

Engineering Vendor Management

Evgeniy KharamCybersecurity Architect | Evangelist and Advisor | Podcaster in Services (non-Government)a year ago

We always do a check in a sandbox environment

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The recent MGM breach was made possible by a bad actor social engineering the help desk into providing them access. Does your organization take steps to authenticate callers to your help desk before the help desk performs any actions that may allow access (changing passwords, resetting/disabling/reconfiguring MFA etc.) If yes, how have these methods worked out? Were they effective and did you get any pushback from users?

Evgeniy KharamCybersecurity Architect | Evangelist and Advisor | Podcaster in Services (non-Government)a year ago

on a separate note, as an idea, have rules that will alert if people want to disable MFA.

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Which tech conference do you intend to attend in person next year or have already participated in this year, and what motivated your choice?

Applications & Platforms Cloud Data & Analytics+15 more

Evgeniy KharamCybersecurity Architect | Evangelist and Advisor | Podcaster in Services (non-Government)a year ago

Strategy & Architecture

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Follow up on my previous travel question: What is your favorite place to travel to for work and why?

Peer Insights People & Leadership

Evgeniy KharamCybersecurity Architect | Evangelist and Advisor | Podcaster in Services (non-Government)a year ago

By far the best place for me to travel was Shanghai. Loved the city and the vibe. Singapore is also an amazing place to have to be stationed for work.

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