Security 22 October 2020 2 MIN

Synack: Crowdsourced Security Testing and the Role of the CISO

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Synack: Crowdsourced Security Testing and the Role of the CISO

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In this podcast, Dr. Eric Cole speaks to Aisling MacRunnels, Chief Business and Growth Officer at Synack, about the impacts of COVID on crowdsourced security testing and the role of the CISO.

Aisling begins by explaining how the threat landscape has changed due to COVID and gives us an overview of how Synack tackles these issues. Furthermore, Aisling outlines the concerns executives should have about cybersecurity, the current role of a CISO, and how it is likely to change.

Synack, the most trusted crowdsourced security testing platform, delivers smarter testing to security teams who need a scalable, continuous way to test their attack surfaces and get actionable results. Synack’s crowdsourced security test is powered by the world's most skilled and trusted ethical hackers and augmented by AI-enabled technology to give actionable results in real-time through a SaaS platform. Headquartered in Silicon Valley with regional offices around the world, Synack protects leading global banks, federal agencies, DoD classified assets, and over to $1 trillion in Fortune 500 revenue. A 4-time CNBC Disruptor 50 company, Synack was founded in 2013 by former NSA security experts Jay Kaplan, CEO, and Dr. Mark Kuhr, CTO. For more information, please visit www.synack.com.