Steve King

Managing Director, Cybersecurity Marketing Advisory Services, CyberTheory

Steve King has served in senior leadership roles in technology development and deployment for the past 25 years. He is an author, lecturer and serial startup founder, including three successful exits in cybersecurity, and served for six years as the CISO for Wells Fargo Global Retail banking. As a co-founder of the CyberTheory Institute, King is passionate about the role Zero Trust must play in the future of cybersecurity defense. He is currently the managing director of CyberTheory and has held leadership roles in marketing and product development, operating as CEO, CTO and CISO for several startups, and served as CIO for Memorex and was the co-founder of the Cambridge Systems Group.

How to Start a Career in Cybersecurity

Steve King • April 17, 2024

Our dependence on technology has introduced new and sophisticated cyberthreats that elevate the demand for skilled cybersecurity professionals. The field is expected to experience a surge in job opportunities. Follow these steps to kick-start your career in this challenging yet rewarding field.

Employees Are 'Quiet Quitting' - What Can Employers Do?

Brandy Harris , Steve King • April 9, 2024

"Quiet quitting" is when employees strictly adhere to their job descriptions and meticulously avoid any tasks that fall outside their defined responsibilities. Here's how employers and employees can prevent it and create a workplace culture that promotes engagement, satisfaction and shared success.

The US or the UK: Where Should You Get a Cybersecurity Job?

Steve King • April 3, 2024

The differences between working in cybersecurity in the U.K. and U.S. are not just a matter of accent or office culture; they are a study in how national security priorities, regulatory environments and cultural attitudes toward privacy and surveillance affect cyber workers' professional lives.

Is It Generative AI's Fault, or Do We Blame Human Beings?

Steve King • March 29, 2024

AI is on the way to embedding itself in our daily lives. CISO Sam Curry and his brother, CMO Red Curry, discuss what generative AI means for copyrights and plagiarism, the "AI bubble," and whether governing AI-derived speech will wind up limiting free speech.

Turning to a Career in Cybersecurity

Steve King • March 27, 2024

The transition to a career in cybersecurity is not just a change of professional direction; it represents a commitment to defending the digital world. Here's how you can get the critical technical skills needed to fill the 4-million-job shortfall and protect our interconnected world.

Your Supply Chain Is Your New Attack Surface

Steve King • February 29, 2024

Your supply chain is your new attack surface, according to Galit Lubetzky Sharon, the co-founder and CEO of Wing Security. She discusses Wing's solution - Secure SaaS Posture Management, or SSPM - that helps organizations ensure that all of their SaaS apps are safe and compliant.

Navigating the AI Career Maze

Steve King • February 16, 2024

The AI industry is exploding with demand for talent that can navigate the maze of machine learning, data analytics and neural networks. But what does this mean for the average IT person looking for a job? Steve King of CyberEd.io discusses finding work in the AI field.

Good Governance: 'It's All Hygiene'

Steve King • November 30, 2023

In the constant struggle to manage the other five pillars - identify, protect, detect, respond and recover - security leaders often do not have governance at top of mind, said Netography CEO Martin Roesch, but he added, "Good governance is the root of having good security."

Mapping Access - and Attack - Paths in Active Directory

Steve King • November 28, 2023

A directory service should be a "source of truth," said Justin Kohler, vice president of products at Spector Ops. But when users are overprivileged or misconfigurations occur, that creates attack hubs. Kohler discusses BloodHound, a solution he says is like Google Maps for Active Directory.

How State Governments Can Regulate AI and Protect Privacy

Steve King • November 16, 2023

Regulating AI is "like regulating Jell-O," said Massachusetts risk counsel Jenny Hedderman, but states are looking at regulating "areas of harm" rather than AI as a whole. In this episode of "Cybersecurity Insights," Hedderman discusses privacy, third-party vendor risk, and lawyers' use of AI.

Joe Sullivan on What CISOs Need to Know About the Uber Trial

Steve King • November 13, 2023

In this episode of CyberEd.io's podcast series "Cybersecurity Insights," former Uber CSO Joe Sullivan discusses the Uber trial and offers guidance to future CISOs. Was the Uber case a data breach or not. Sullivan explained why that making that distinction can be complicated.

The Surveillance Society and Digital Freedom

Steve King • July 17, 2023

We live in a surveillance society, but even though citizens are concerned about the lack of privacy, they don't know what to do about it, said David Sinclair, founder of 4Freedom Mobile, a mobile service provider that helps subscribers secure their phones and stop tracking, hacking and data theft.

MDM: Balancing the Need for User Privacy, Corporate Control

Steve King • June 23, 2023

In this episode of CyberEd.io's podcast series "Cybersecurity Insights," Weldon Dodd of Kandji discusses the evolution of Apple's security and privacy practices and how mobile device management can help achieve a balance between user privacy and corporate control.

Navigating the Complexities of Cyber Insurance

Steve King • June 15, 2023

"Insurance is a tool," said Libby Benet, the global chief underwriting officer for AXA XL. "When you buy an insurance policy, you are buying a network of professional crisis managers." In this episode of "Cybersecurity Insights," Benet discussed present and future cybersecurity insurance issues.

Threat Detection for 'DEED' Environments of Enterprises Today

Steve King • June 9, 2023

Martin Roesch, CEO of Netography, discusses the company's platform, which is for dispersed, ephemeral, encrypted and diverse - what he refers to as "DEED" - environments. DEED works with the multi-cloud, hybrid and on-premises, IT and OT environments that modern large enterprises have today.