Tag: William MacMillan
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Andesite CEO Brian Carbaugh and CPO William Macmillan discussed SecOps on CISO Tradecraft
in MediaOur CEO Brian Carbaugh and CPO William Macmillan joined Mark Hardy for a great episode of CISO Tradecraft. They discussed the Human-AI SOC and how AI is transforming security operations. They delved into the efficiency, accuracy, and proactive threat detection that AI systems bring to the SOC, and the critical role of contextual data in…
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Andesite’s Chief Product Officer William MacMillan talks with Politico
in MediaOur Chief Product Officer, William MacMillan, discussed with Politico’s Dana Nickel the importance of the CISA 2015 cybersecurity law and its treatment in the continuing resolution that ended the latest government shutdown. MacMillan discussed the importance of retroactive protections for companies and critical infrastructure operators that continued to share cyber threat data during the shutdown.…
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Our CPO, William MacMillan, on Empowering Cybersecurity with Change Management
in MediaAndesite’s Chief Product Officer, William MacMillan, wrote an article for Security Management magazine about the lessons on change management that he learned as the CIA CISO. “Organizational change management is inherently anxiety provoking. Focus that change management effort on cybersecurity and you’ve made a stressful, complicated task even more fraught…When you avoid the typical traps,…
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Andesite CPO William MacMillan discusses the SOC burnout crisis at The Pair Program
in MediaOur Chief Product Officer, William MacMillan, and Lucas Moody, SVP & CISO at Alteryx, joined the crew at HatchPad’s The Pair Program to discuss a pressing issue: SOC analysts burnout. The conversation focused on how to reverse the skyrocketing burnout in SOC teams, and how AI can support rather than replace analysts. They emphasized the…
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Human-AI Collaboration is key to secure government systems, Andesite CPO William MacMillan tells GovCast
in MediaGovCast interviewed Andesite Chief Product Officer William MacMillan to talk about the role of Human-AI collaboration in national security. Artificial intelligence powers many cybersecurity applications, and government agencies are increasingly using AI to augment systems in national security and intelligence capacities. The complexities of AI implementation require careful architectural considerations and robust governance frameworks to…
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AI can help the industry finally get SOC automation right
in MediaAndesite’s Chief Product Officer William MacMillan writes about how “despite massive investment in tools and technologies, many SOCs still find themselves overwhelmed by the very chaos they aim to control.” “Analysts are drowning in data, jumping between disconnected tools, and trying to make sense of endless alerts. The result? An epidemic of burnout among the talented…