Beyond Best Practice: How We Really Build a Safer Digital World with Curtis Dukes

About this episode

Curtis Dukes discusses the meaning of 'best practice' in cybersecurity and initiatives for a safer digital world.

In this episode, Ciaran and James are joined by Curtis Dukes, Executive Vice President of the Center for Internet Security, to discover what “best practice” really means in cybersecurity today. Curtis draws on his extensive experience as former Head of the Information Assurance Directorate at the NSA, and discusses his current work on safe harbor laws and global “secure by design” initiatives aimed at building a safer digital world. Contact: Have questions or comments? Email us at cyberleader...

People in this episode

Hosts: Ciaran, James

Guest: Curtis Dukes

Topics covered

• cybersecurity
• best practices
• safe harbor laws
• secure by design
• digital safety

Keywords

• cybersecurity
• best practice
• safe harbor
• digital world
• secure by design
• CIS
• NSA

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Center for Internet Security, NSA

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