Tim Brown

Episode 62: Tim Brown, Team8, former SolarWinds CISO, FIRSTCON26 Keynote

July 23, 2026 · 📺 FIRST

Recorded live at FIRSTCON26 in Denver, Colorado, this episode of FIRST Impressions, interviews Tim Brown, CISO-in-Residence at Team8 and former CISO of SolarWinds, following his opening keynote at the conference. Drawing on his firsthand experience leading SolarWinds through one of the most significant cyber incidents in recent history, Tim offers an honest and deeply personal conversation about what happens after the headlines fade. Topics discussed include: How Team8 partners with a global community of CISOs to identify security challenges and launch innovative cybersecurity startups;…

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Living Through the SolarWinds Breach with Tim Brown, CISO

July 14, 2026 · 📺 Random Access Memories

Title: The Emotional and Strategic Resilience of a CISO: Insights from Tim Brown In this episode, Tim Brown reflects on his extraordinary journey through one of the most high-profile cybersecurity breaches in history, his health scare, and how these experiences reshaped his outlook on leadership, community, and the future of cybersecurity. Main Topics: The human side of cybersecurity leadership and managing personal health amid high-pressure incidents The importance of community support, compartmentalization, and resilience in crisis situations Lessons learned from a major breach and regulat…

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CW2025 CISO:CLUB Fireside chat – Reflections on Sunburst’s Incident Response

May 25, 2026 · 📺 TAUVOD

"Fireside Chat – ""Reflections on Sunburst’s Incident Response"" Featuring: Tim Brown, CISO, SolarWinds; Advisory Board member, Cytactic Dr. Nimrod Kozlovski, Founder and CEO, Cytactic Cyber Week 2025 took place at Tel Aviv University on December 8–11. Hosted by the Blavatnik Interdisciplinary Cyber Research Center (ICRC) and the Yuval Ne’eman Workshop for Science, Technology and Security, and held in collaboration with the Israel National Cyber Directorate (Prime Minister’s Office), the event underscored Israel’s role as a global hub for cybersecurity—bringing together experts, industry lead…

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Inside History's Biggest Cyberattack - SolarWinds | Tim Brown's Untold Story w/ Saket Modi

May 09, 2026 · 📺 Safe Security, Inc.

If you're a CISO, you know the name. Tim Brown was CISO of SolarWinds during the infamous software supply chain attack of 2020 - the SUNBURST breach attributed to Russian SVR that reached 18,000 customers worldwide and rewrote the rules of cyber risk overnight. Tim led a grueling, high-speed recovery and suffered a heart attack along the way. Then the SEC did something that had never happened before: they sued the CISO personally for failures in security and disclosure. Two years later, the claims against Tim were dropped - but the precedent had already changed the profession. In this grippi…

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How a CISO Survived The SEC Lawsuit, Nation-State Cyber Attack and SolarWinds Breach | ft. Tim Brown

April 27, 2026 · 📺 Monica Talks Cyber

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Leading Through Crisis: A Conversation with SolarWinds CISO Tim Brown

January 07, 2026 · 📺 Galink | Vendor Cyber Risk Management

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Trust, Context & Resilience: SolarWinds CISO Tim Brown on Leading Through Crisis CYBERCON25 Keynote

October 15, 2025 · 📺 ITSPmagazine

Sean Martin and Marco Ciappelli reconnect with longtime friend Tim Brown, CISO of SolarWinds, ahead of his keynote at AISA CyberCon Melbourne. Tim shares hard-earned lessons from one of the most high-profile cybersecurity incidents in history—and what it takes to lead through crisis, rebuild trust, and come out stronger on the other side. Chapters: 0:00 Introduction - New York, Florence, and Melbourne connections 2:00 Tim's journey at SolarWinds: 8 years through crisis and recovery 4:00 SEC charges and settlement status 5:00 The unexpected celebrity: selfies and respect from the community 6:0…

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First CISO Charged by SEC: SolarWinds Tim Brown on Leading Through Crisis

October 15, 2025 · 📺 ITSPmagazine

🚨 "I was the first CISO to ever be charged by the SEC." Tim Brown, CISO of SolarWinds, opens up about leading through one of cybersecurity's most high-profile incidents—and what it takes to survive, rebuild, and mentor the next generation. In this 3-minute highlight: Being the first CISO charged by the SEC How 400 engineers stopped everything for 6 months Why implicit trust saved the response team The safe place that kept him going How his job changed overnight 👉 WATCH THE FULL 26-MINUTE INTERVIEW:    • Trust, Context & Resilience: SolarWinds CI...   Tim's CyberCon Melbourne Keynote: "Less…

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News Desk: Catching Up with Tim Brown, CISO SolarWinds

August 19, 2025 · 📺 Dark Reading

Dark Reading's Becky Bracken interviews SolarWinds CISO Tim Brown at Black Hat USA 2025.

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#246 - Tim Brown on SolarWinds: What Every CISO Should Know

August 17, 2025 · 📺 CISO Tradecraft®

In this episode of the CISO Tradecraft podcast, host G Mark Hardy speaks with Tim Brown, the CISO of SolarWinds, at the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas. They delve into the details of the infamous SolarWinds breach, discussing the timeline of events, the involvement of the Russian SVR, and the immediate and long-term responses by SolarWinds. Tim shares insights on the complexities of supply chain security, the importance of clear communication within an organization, and the evolving regulatory landscape for CISOs. Additionally, they discuss the personal and professional ramifications of dea…

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Tim Brown - SolarWinds CISO and the Elegance of Code

April 19, 2023 · 📺 Security Journey

Tim Brown is the CISO of SolarWinds, responsible for overseeing the company's internal IT security, product security, and security strategy. With over 25 years of experience and 18 issued patents on security-related topics, Tim is a trusted advisor for business executives, AppSec leaders, and the White House. Tim joins to discuss the concept of elegant code and the impact elegant coding can have on an organization's security. Welcome to The Security Champions Podcast [0:10] Takeaways from the SolarWinds Breach [7:00] The Structure of Elegant Code [15:45] When to Implement Elegant Code…

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Tim Brown, CISO of SolarWinds, on Sunburst

November 15, 2022 · 📺 CISOWise

In this week's episode Dr. Crane talks to Tim Brown, the CISO of SolarWinds about the Sunburst malware intrusion, how it affected him and his company, the changes he made, and how Tim stayed on as CISO after the intrusion. SolarWinds shot to national prominence due to the Sunburst malware intrusion, first discovered by FireEye in 2020. This incident resulted in the first stand-up of a cyber unified coordination group, with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, to coordinate a whole o…

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