Steve Cobb | Source | CISO at SecurityScorecard
Steve Cobb
Steve Cobb is SecurityScorecard's Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) bringing more than 30 years of leadership consulting surrounding IT infrastructure, cybersecurity, incident response, and cyber threat intelligence. Since joining SecurityScorecard in 2023, Steve has been responsible for providing strategic direction for the IT and Information Security strategies for the organization. Steve manages the entire IT and cybersecurity budgets, leads the effort to achieve FedRAMP Ready and StateRAMP Ready statuses, regularly briefs Executive Leadership and the Board of Directors on the Cybersecurity Program status, and empowers and encourages his teams to grow within their professions.
Prior to SecurityScorecard, he was the CISO for a successful MSP/MSSP practice where he significantly improved the organization's cybersecurity and IT programs and advised and consulted customers on the improvement of their cybersecurity and IT programs. He was a Senior Security Engineer with Verizon Managed Security and a Senior Escalation Engineer with Microsoft. Steve serves on several CISO boards and is a frequent presenter at conferences such as InfoSecCon, Cyber Defense Summit, and others. Steve attended UNC-CH, but left early to start his own IT/cybersecurity company, and ultimately received his degree in Business from East Carolina University.
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CrowdStrike update that caused global outage likely skipped checks, experts say
It’s unclear how that faulty code got into the update and why it wasn’t detected before being released to customers.
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Ransomware attack on Panasonic's Blue Yonder disrupts supply chains in UK and US - SiliconANGLE
Ransomware attack on Panasonic's Blue Yonder disrupts supply chains in UK and US - SiliconANGLE
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CISOs and Their Companies Struggle to Comply With SEC Disclosure Rules
Most companies still can't determine whether a breach is material within the four days mandated by the SEC, skewing incident response.
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Car Rental Cybersecurity: Expert Insights on Protecting Customer Data
Steve emphasizes the need for rental cars to reset to default settings to protect customer data. He recommends following NIST frameworks and implementing automatic data purging. Steve insists on informing customers about syncing risks and suggests encrypting stored data. He warns that data can be easily accessed by threat actors, urging rental companies to disclose breaches and support affected users.