Would You Look at that Unrealistic Licensing Deal?

<p>All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series</p> <p><a href= "https://cisoseries.com/would-you-look-at-that-unrealistic-licensing-deal/"> https://cisoseries.com/would-you-look-at-that-unrealistic-licensing-deal/</a> </p> <p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>CISOs know that salespeople want to make the best licensing deal they can possibly get. But unpredictability in the world of cybersecurity makes one-year licensing deals tough, and three-year licensing deals impossible.</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>This episode is hosted by <a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidspark/">David Spark</a> (<a href= "http://twitter.com/dspark">@dspark</a>), producer of CISO Series and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikevj/">Mike Johnson</a>. Our guest this week is <a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/meggleston/">Mark Eggleston</a>, (<a href="https://twitter.com/meggleston">@meggleston</a>) CISO, <a href="https://www.healthpartnersplans.com/">Health Partners Plans</a>.</p> <p>This recording was recorded live in front of a virtual audience at the "SecTalks - Leading with grit in security" virtual conference brought to you by our sponsor, Cobalt.</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --></p> <p><strong>Thanks to our podcast sponsor, Cobalt</strong></p> <p><a href="https://cobalt.io"><img src= "https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/show/24425/Cobalt_Promo_Banner.png" alt="Cobalt" width="600" height="100" /></a></p> <p><em><a href="https://cobalt.io/">Cobalt</a> offers a faster more effective pentesting solution through its Pentest as a Service (PtaaS) platform. With it, you can schedule a pentest in as little as 24 hours for all kinds of assets. The platform also connects you with a global pool of pentesters called the Cobalt Core, whose skills can match what you need. And instead of sending you a huge PDF that raises more questions you can’t answer, they engage with your team throughout the pentest. Findings can land straight into Jira and GitHub, helping you fix vulnerabilities as soon as