#0196: (WIS) From Desktop to Defense: Brenda Albeno's 15-Year Security Journey on SheSecures Podcast
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Brenda Albeno shares her 15-year journey from IT operations to cybersecurity, emphasizing the importance of mentorship and early exposure for women in the field.
Brenda Albeno, GRC Manager at Loeb & Loeb, joined host Heather Morrow for the She Secures podcast to share her journey from IT operations into cybersecurity. Her entry into the field began with an unexpected project: building a physical asset inventory from scratch after the firm had none. What she assumed would be a quick task turned into weeks of detective work, uncovering laptops stashed under beds, cribs, and even in bathrooms. The director of security was so impressed with both the outcome and her approach that he invited her to join the security team. Fifteen years later, she's still in the field. Brenda is candid about the steep learning curve she faced, crediting late nights of self-study, her Security Plus certification, and the mentorship of her director, Mark Ewing Chao, as the pillars that carried her through. She describes him as someone who believed in her before she fully believed in herself. Today, Brenda's passion is governance, risk, and compliance. Her days are a constant juggle of vendor assessments, client security questionnaires, policy reviews, and cross-functional collaboration with IT, legal, and leadership. She sees herself as a translator between…
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