Ryan Liles, master of technical diplomacy
Summary: Cisco Talos published a Humans of Talos interview in which Ryan Liles, a member of the Vulnerability Research and Discovery team, describes his role coordinating external testing of Cisco products by third-party labs and standards groups. Liles says he draws on contacts built during his time at NSS Labs to hold difficult conversations with test labs about bugs found in products or testing methodology he considers flawed, sticking to technical facts and leaving emotion out.
Key Takeaway: Liles notes that the third-party testing industry for security appliances involves a large dollar amount in the marketplace but very few people, so the same personalities recur throughout a security career - which means the relationships formed with the labs that rate your products carry weight long after any single test result.
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