Risk and Reels: A Cybersecurity Podcast
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Episode 78
Season 1
Meet an Attorney Who Keeps CISOs Out of Legal Hot Water
In this episode, Jeffrey talks to
Steven Teppler, a partner at
Mandelbaum Barrett and the lead of the firm's Privacy and Cybersecurity practice group. Steve is an ISACA-certified Certified Data Privacy Solutions Engineer (CDPSE) and the firm's chief cybersecurity legal officer. They discuss sci-fi movies and the intersection of cybersecurity and law — focusing on the evolving role of Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) and the legal implications they face. They also explore the increasing legal exposure for CISOs, the complexities of downstream liability and the importance of defensibility in cybersecurity practices.