Influencing Business Decisions in Security and Privacy

Watch a compelling keynote address from BSidesCharm 2024 where Melanie Ensign, Founder and CEO of Discernible Inc, shares invaluable insights on effectively influencing business decisions in security and privacy contexts. Drawing from her extensive experience managing communications for industry giants like Uber, Facebook, and AT&T, learn practical strategies for increasing team influence with business leaders and reducing organizational risk. Discover techniques for navigating internal politics, overcoming organizational inertia, and moving beyond superficial metrics. Benefit from Ensign's unique perspective, shaped by her decade-long volunteer leadership of DEF CON's press department and her experience as a certified rescue scuba diver, as she applies lessons from high-risk underwater scenarios to professional challenges in the security and privacy landscape.