Oops, all Interviews: Switching to Cyber, CISO Reflections, and the State of TPCRM - Alexandre Sieira, Lenny Zeltser, Helen Patton - ESW #452
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The episode features interviews with cybersecurity experts discussing career transitions, CISO experiences, and the evolving landscape of third party cyber risk management.
Interview with Helen Patton about her new book, Switching to Cyber Helen joins us to discuss her second book, "Switching to Cyber." Her first book discussed strategies for handling various stages of the cybersecurity career, while this one, co-written with Josiah Dykstra, provides a guide for switching to cyber mid-career. Check out her book, Switching to Cyber: The Mid-Career Guide to Launching a Cybersecurity Career : on Amazon on Barnes & Noble and on the publisher's website Interview with Lenny Zeltzer: Reflections on Being a CISO After a cybersecurity career in various roles, doing everything from product management to malware analysis training, Lenny spent 6 years in the CISO seat at Axonius, from near the inception of the company through its growth from its modest Series A stage in 2019 to the present, with nearly a billion in funding today. Lenny's CISO Essays: What Being a CISO Taught Me About Security Leadership As a CISO, Are You a Builder, Fixer, or Scale Operator? The Chief Insecurity Officer Interview with Alexandre Sieira: The state of TPCRM is shifting The gold standard for third party cyber risk management has long been the humble questionnaire. While we've seen…
People in this episode
Host: Adrian Sanabria
Guests: Helen Patton, Lenny Zeltser, Alexandre Sieira
Topics covered
- cybersecurity career
- CISO reflections
- third party cyber risk management
- career transition
- cybersecurity leadership
Keywords
- cybersecurity
- CISO
- career switch
- TPCRM
- risk management
- leadership
- interview
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Axonius, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Josiah Dykstra
Products: Switching to Cyber
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