We are pleased and proud to report that FAIR Institute Board Member, longtime FAIR advocate, and Vice President/Chief Information Security Officer at Thrivent, just named one of the Notable Women in STEM for 2023 by Twin Cities Business.
Brenda Thayer, Senior Manager, Technology Risk, at Fannie Mae, the big mortgage finance organization, packs a lot of advice into this 10-minute conversation with FAIR Institute Director Luke Bader.
Adham Etoom co-chairs the new Jordan chapter of the FAIR Institute, based in Amman, the latest outpost of the worldwide movement in support of Factor Analysis of Information Risk (FAIR™).
Pooya Alai, a Senior Cybersecurity Risk Manager for Maersk, the global shipping giant and integrator of logistics, came to FAIR™ (Factor Analysis of Information Risk) from a background in enterprise risk management (ERM), not IT, and his first reaction was “I can make something much more complicated than this.”
Meet a Member – Darren Kane, CSO at Australia’s nbn, on Expanding Your Outlook on Security with FAIR
If you’re a CISO or other security or risk professional looking to grow your opportunities, Darren Kane has a message for you: “The idea of a person accountable for security saying I only look after security, all that other (business) stuff doesn’t truly impact on me, it doesn’t work like that anymore
“I was the classic example of the risk expert that didn’t believe” in quantification, says Jeff Norem, Vice President and Deputy CISO at Freddie Mac, the mortgage finance institution. “I was the expert doing high/medium/low assessments all day long
Meet a Member: CISO Markus Kaufmann Talks Embedding FAIR in the Governance Process at Toymaker Funko
Markus Kaufmann came to the toy and collectible maker Funko as CISO last year after 15 years in infosec at banks and insurance companies. “I come from an ISO background,” he says
Michael Meis, Co-Chair of the Kansas City Chapter of the FAIR Institute and Associate CISO for the University of Kansas Health System, first heard Jack Jones speak at the 2020 RSA Conference and “it was like a lightbulb going off for me”
Richemont is the parent to 26 luxury brands, all famous names in jewelry, watches, clothing, and accessories, each managed as a separate “Maison.” “When we wanted to compare risk within a business or across businesses, it was complicated”
Robert Herse, Information Security Manager, Quantitative Risk Management Program at Freddie Mac, the mortgage finance giant, spoke to Luke Bader, Director of Membership and Programs for the FAIR Institute on successful use of FAIR™ to change minds and open communication about risk for humans (and chickens - see below).
