Ivanti’s research into cybersecurity preparedness found that more than half of security professionals consider phishing, ransomware and software vulnerabilities to be the most important threats they face – but that likewise more than half of security professionals considered themselves well-prepared to deal with those threats.

So why, when they are supposedly so well-prepared, do those same security leaders display such pessimism when asked about their security program overall? One in five respondents to that same survey wouldn’t even bet a candy bar on the strength of their security protections.

Host Jeff Abbott is joined by Joel Fulton, co-founder of Lucidum and Silicon Valley CISO Investments, to discuss why a threat-vector-by-threat-vector approach to security contributes to that feeling of anxiety and pessimism – and what security leaders can do instead.

About the research For Ivanti’s State of Cybersecurity Preparedness research series, we surveyed over 6,550 professionals around the world to better understand the serious headwinds organizations face — from emerging cybersecurity threats and stretched budgets, to the layers of technologies and processes organizations use for protection.

About the guest
Joel Fulton is the co-founder of Lucidum, the cyber-asset visibility and discovery solution (CAASM). He is also the co-founder of Silicon Valley CISO Investments, a leading group of Chief Information Security Officers that operate as an angel investor syndicate. In 2017, Security Magazine named Dr. Fulton one of the Most Influential People in Security. Previously the Chief Information Security Officer for Splunk, Dr. Fulton has also led security and risk teams at Symantec, Google, Starbucks, Boeing, several financial institutions and led a security and regulatory compliance consulting firm for ten years.

About the host
As CEO of Ivanti, Jeff oversees all aspects of the company’s growth strategy and direction. Before becoming CEO of Ivanti in October 2021, Jeff was Ivanti’s President since January 2020. Jeff has over 25 years of experience working for enterprise software and services companies, including Accenture, Oracle, and Infor. Jeff holds degrees from the University of Tennessee and Georgia State University. He sits on the National Alumni Board at the University of Tennessee, and has previously held board positions with the Georgia Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and the Posse Foundation.

About Ivanti
Ivanti elevates and secures Everywhere Work so that people and organizations can thrive. We make technology work for people, not the other way around. Today’s employees use a wide range of corporate and personal devices to access IT applications and data over multiple networks to stay productive wherever and however they work. Ivanti is one of the only technology companies that finds, manages, and protects each IT asset and endpoint in an organization. Over 40,000 customers, including 88 of the Fortune 100, have chosen Ivanti to help them deliver an excellent digital employee experience and improve IT and security team productivity and efficiency. At Ivanti, we strive to create an environment where all perspectives are heard, respected, and valued, and we are committed to a more sustainable future for our customers, partners, employees, and the planet. For more information, visit www.ivanti.com and follow @GoIvanti.

[00:00] Introduction
[02:18] Security preparedness: mall-front karate studio edition
[05:45] Should you focus on inverted threats?
[09:24] The persistent challenge of asset visibility
[13:45] How to force a condor moment
[18:12] Outro