35 Years in Cybersecurity: Randy Marchany’s Biggest Lessons

35 Years in Cybersecurity: Randy Marchany’s Biggest Lessons

March 26, 2026 · 60 min · Season 6 · Episode 10

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Randy Marchany shares his biggest lessons from 35 years in cybersecurity and over 50 years in IT.

Send us Fan Mail and we can reply directly! In this episode of the Cybersecurity Mentors Podcast, we sit down with Randy Marchany, longtime CISO at Virginia Tech University, to break down the biggest lessons he’s learned from 35 years in cybersecurity and over 50 years in IT. From building one of the earliest hands-on cybersecurity training labs to leading incident response and mentoring the next generation of professionals, Randy shares what actually matters if you want to succeed in this f...

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