<description>&lt;p&gt;Ross Young joins Evgeniy Kharam to talk about his new book &lt;em&gt;Cybersecurity Secret: Why Most Budgets Go to Waste&lt;/em&gt; — and how the industry can do better. From optimizing spend and retiring underperforming tools, to writing a book using AI and creating onboarding frameworks for developers, Ross shares insights every cybersecurity leader can use.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Topics Covered:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Why cybersecurity spending often fails&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Who the book is for (CISOs, CFOs, vendors, and tech writers)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The “Murder Board” framework to evaluate tool usage&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Total Cost of Ownership in cyber planning&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;AI and ChatGPT for authorship + productivity&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Developer onboarding as a security risk&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Why Ross self-published and what’s next&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.amazon.com/Cybersecuritys-Dirty-Secret-Budgets-Tradecraft%C2%AE-ebook/dp/B0G272DSY5/ref=zg_bsnr_g_5_d_sccl_20/000-0000000-0000000?psc=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Buy your copy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Guest: &lt;a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/mrrossyoung/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Ross Young&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Host: &lt;a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ekharam/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Evgeniy Kharam&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Resources:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cisotradecraft.com/freetemplates" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.cisotradecraft.com/freetemplates&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cisotradecraft.com/course-master-the-budget-game-in-cybersecurity" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.cisotradecraft.com/course-master-the-budget-game-in-cybersecurity&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Cyber Inspiration

Evgeniy Kharam and Security Architecture

Episode 88 - Ross Young - Author of Cybersecurity's Dirty Secret

NOV 20, 202532 MIN
Cyber Inspiration

Episode 88 - Ross Young - Author of Cybersecurity's Dirty Secret

NOV 20, 202532 MIN

Description

Ross Young joins Evgeniy Kharam to talk about his new book Cybersecurity Secret: Why Most Budgets Go to Waste — and how the industry can do better. From optimizing spend and retiring underperforming tools, to writing a book using AI and creating onboarding frameworks for developers, Ross shares insights every cybersecurity leader can use.Topics Covered:Why cybersecurity spending often failsWho the book is for (CISOs, CFOs, vendors, and tech writers)The “Murder Board” framework to evaluate tool usageTotal Cost of Ownership in cyber planningAI and ChatGPT for authorship + productivityDeveloper onboarding as a security riskWhy Ross self-published and what’s nextBuy your copyGuest: Ross YoungHost: Evgeniy KharamResources:https://www.cisotradecraft.com/freetemplateshttps://www.cisotradecraft.com/course-master-the-budget-game-in-cybersecurity