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The Business of Cybersecurity

Talkat BSides Edmonton 2025 · 2025-09-22..09-23· [security]
name:Burt Kim
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A concrete case drives the talk: a company with 20 endpoints (mostly Windows) enforces a 2-day patch policy and struggles to coordinate monthly Patch Tuesday work, while an oil and gas client estimates $24 million per hour downtime. The recommendations are specific: use GRC to prioritize internal high-risk systems, translate technical risks into business impacts and KPIs, automate people and process controls as well as technology, and align cyber targets with enterprise goals.

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  1. 0:00Cybersecurity as business function
  2. 2:32Defining cybersecurity business
  3. 3:54Cybersecurity in silos
  4. 7:16Misaligned cybersecurity symptoms
  5. 13:14Root causes of challenges
  6. 15:41Four integration recommendations
  7. 25:59Why cybersecurity matters
  8. 31:19Conclusion and call to action
  9. 31:39Q&A: Balancing interests
  10. 35:10Q&A: Quantifying risks
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