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Secret CSO: Rob Hughes, RSA
What metrics or KPIs do you use to measure security effectiveness? “There’s no one metric that’s going to tell the full security story.”
Secret CSO: Chris Reffkin, Fortra
What advice would you give to aspiring security leaders? “Trust yourself, but do not hesitate to seek advice or acknowledge you don’t have an answer.”
Secret CSO: Jason Loomis, Freshworks
What do you feel is the most important aspect of your job? “How my teams make decisions are more important than the decisions themselves... I don’t make decisions in a bubble.”
Secret CSO: Greg Notch, Expel
What is the best current trend in cybersecurity? “In my opinion the movement to hire people with talent from non-traditional sources, and bring them into the cybersecurity community. We can really benefit from hearing different...
Secret CSO: Christine Bejerasco, WithSecure
What do you feel is the most important aspect of your job? “Embedding cyber security thinking into everything we do. We can no longer separate our real world into physical and digital, they are blended.”
Secret CSO: Ash Hunt, Apex Group
Is the security skills shortage affecting your organisation? “There is no skills shortage for 90% of security roles, just poor hiring strategies focusing on the wrong target audiences.”
Secret CSO: Mike Scott, Immuta
What's the best career advice you ever received? “Soft skills are almost as essential as technical skills, and the higher you rise in your career, the more vital they become.”
Secret CSO: Mike Johnson, Fastly
What conferences are on your must-attend list? “I love the spirit and content of Security BSides events. Find the one closest to you, join that community, and attend!”
Secret CSO: Todd Dekkinga, Zluri
What advice would you give to aspiring security leaders? “Learn as much as you can, get a mentor, network with other security folks.”
Secret CSO: Alex Tosheff, VMware
What advice would you give to aspiring security leaders? “If you don’t make the time to invest in yourself as a leader, a situation will force you to find that time in the most stressful way possible…”
Secret CSO: Yogesh Badwe, Druva
What do you feel is the most important aspect of your job? “The ability to dissect people, process or technology systems to their lowest micro level and to understand how systems work together…”
Secret CSO: Deryck Mitchelson, Check Point
What advice would you give to aspiring security leaders? “The best advice I would give is that clear concise communication is critical, both at a technical and business level.”
Secret CSO: Matthew Sharp, Logicworks
What is the worst current trend in cybersecurity? “Heavy requirements for entry-level jobs.”
Secret CSO: Steve Sims, 11:11 Systems
What is the best current trend in cybersecurity? “Focus on prioritising vulnerabilities. Focusing on what matters – especially when a business has a small team – is super important.”
Secret CSO: Chad McDonald, Radiant Logic
What advice would you give to aspiring security leaders? “Take the PMP test. It is one of the hardest courses I have done, but the one that has given me the greatest value.”
Secret CSO: Scott Richardson, Crayon
What advice would you give to aspiring security leaders? “Be ready to be the first person on and off the scene…”
Secret CSO: Jan Andrascik, Trezor
What do you feel is the most important aspect of your job? “Finding balance between security and usability.”
