The Human Side of Cybersecurity: Lessons From Yahoo’s Director of Security GRC
From Executive Guidance by Toptal
January 9, 2026 · 42 min · Season 1 · Episode 21
About this episode
The episode discusses building strong security cultures and the importance of communication and trust in cybersecurity leadership.
Join Toptal’s Cyber and Information Security Services Practice Lead, Zohra Ibrahimi, and Yahoo’s Director of Security GRC, Steven Asifo, as they explore how modern security leaders can build strong security cultures at scale. Steven shares insights on making security approachable and why communication, trust, and human-centered leadership are essential to effective risk management in an AI-enabled world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Host: Zohra Ibrahimi
Guest: Steven Asifo
Topics covered
- cybersecurity
- security culture
- risk management
- AI
- leadership
Keywords
- cybersecurity
- security culture
- risk management
- AI
- leadership
- communication
- trust
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Yahoo, Toptal
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