Career Notes
Episodes
Helen Patton: A platform to talk about security. [CISO]
30 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Advisory CISO at Cisco, Helen Patton, shares that a combination of dumb luck, hard work and serendipity that got her to where she is today. Growing u...
Andrew Maloney: Never-ending thirst for knowledge. [COO]
23 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
COO and Co-Founder of Query. AI, Andrew Maloney, shares how the building blocks he learned in the military helped him get where he is today. Coming f...
Marina Ciavatta: Going after the human error. [Social engineer]
16 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Social engineer and CEO of Hekate, Marina Ciavatta, shares her story of how people think her job is a la Mission Impossible coming from the ceiling wi...
Julian Waits: Find a way to help society. [Serial Entrepreneur]
09 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Senior Vice President and Executive in Residence with Rapid7 and Chairman for Cyversity, Julian Waits, grew up in the era of the Justice League and Su...
Dr. Rois Ni Thuama: Get into the game. [Cyber governance]
02 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Head of Cyber Governance with Red Sift, Dr. Rois Ni Thuama shares the circuitous route of her career into cyber governance. She notes the route "look...
Encore: Andrew Hammond: Understanding the plot. [Historian and Curator]
26 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Historian and Curator at the International Spy Museum. Dr. Andrew Hammond, shares how he came to share the history of espionage and intelligence as a ...
Ed Amoroso: Security shouldn't be the main dish. [Computer Science]
19 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Chief Executive Officer and Founder of TAG Cyber, Ed Amoroso, shares how he learned on the job and grew his career. In his words, Ed "went from my da...
Hannah Kenney: Focused on people. [Risk]
12 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Manager in BARR Advisory's Cyber Risk Advisory Practice, Hannah Kenney, shares her journey from never considering technology as a career to having it ...
Ryan Kovar: Everyday, assume compromise. [Strategy]
05 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Distinguished Security Strategist at Splunk, Ryan Kovar, shares his journey that started in the US Navy and how it contributed to his leadership in li...
Anisha Patel: Right along with them. [Program management]
28 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Associate Director at Raytheon Intelligence and Space in the Cyber Protection Services Division Anisha Patel always loved math and it defined her care...
MK Palmore: Lead from where you stand. [CISO]
21 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Director of Google Cloud's Office of the CISO, MK Palmore, dedicated much of his life to public service and now brings his experience working for the ...
Swati Shekhar: Challenges increase your risk appetite. [Engineering]
14 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ground Labs' Head of Engineering, Swati Shekhar, shares her circuitous route from and back to engineering. Always being interested in leveraging the t...
Jamil Jaffer: You should run towards risk. [Strategy]
07 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Senior Vice President for Strategy, Partnerships, and Corporate Development at IronNet Cybersecurity, Jamil Jaffer, shares how his interest in technol...
Jadee Hanson: Cybersecurity is a team effort. [CISO]
31 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jadee Hanson, CIO and CISO at Code 42, started her technology journey thanks to the help of a teacher in high school. She began college studying comp...
Mark Nunnikhoven: Providing clarity about security. [Cloud strategy]
24 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Distinguished Cloud Strategist at Lacework, Mark Nunnikhoven, has gone from taking technology to its limits for his own understanding to providing cla...
Ell Marquez: It's okay to be new. [Linux]
17 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Linux and Security Advocate at Intezer Ell Marquez shares her journey from the family ranch to security. Needing a life change due to a bunch of circu...
Brandon Karpf: A sailor of the 21st century. [Transitioning service member]
10 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Lieutenant in the US Navy and Skillbridge Fellow at the CyberWire, Brandon Karpf, knew he wanted to join the military at a young age. He achieved that...
Pattie Dillon: Take the leap. [Anti-fraud]
03 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Product Manager in Anti-Fraud Solutions at SpyCloud, Pattie Dillon shares her journey from raising her family to specializing in the anti-fraud space....
Dave Bittner: From puppet shows to podcasts. [Media]
26 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Host of the CyberWire Podcast, Dave Bittner, wanted to work with the Muppets, so naturally he landed in cybersecurity. Dave and his Cookie Monster pup...
Limor Kessem: Be an upstander. [Security Advisor]
19 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Executive Security Advisor at IBM Security Limor Kessem says she started her cybersecurity career by pure chance. Limor made a change from her childho...
Joe Bradley: A bit of a winding road. [Chief Scientist]
12 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Chief Scientist at LivePerson Joe Bradley takes us down his circuitous career journey that led him back to math. Joe had many ambitions from opera si...
Natali Tshuva: Impacting critical industries. [CEO]
05 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
CEO and co-founder of Sternum, Natali Tshuva shares how she took her interest in science and technology and made a career and company out of it. Begi...
Rich Hale: Understanding the data. [CTO]
29 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Chief Technology Officer of ActiveNav Rich Hale takes us through his career aspirations of board game designer (one he has yet to realize), through hi...
Jennifer Walsmith: Pioneering and defining possible. [Cyber Solutions]
22 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Vice President for Cyber and Information Solutions within Mission Systems at Northrop Grumman, Jennifer Walsmith takes us on her pioneering career jou...
Rick Howard: Give people resources. [CSO]
15 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Chief Security Officer, Chief Analyst, and Senior Fellow at the CyberWire, Rick Howard, shares his travels through the cybersecurity job space. The so...
Alyssa Miller: We have to elevate others. [BISO]
08 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Business Information Security Officer at S&P Global Ratings, Alyssa Miller, joins us to talk about her journey to become a champion to create a welcom...
Andrew Hammond: Understanding the plot. [Historian and Curator]
01 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Historian and Curator at the International Spy Museum. Dr. Andrew Hammond, shares how he came to share the history of espionage and intelligence as a ...
Ingrid Toppelberg: Knowing how to take risks will pay off. [Cybersecurity education]
25 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Chief Product Officer at Cybint Solutions, Ingrid Toppelberg, shares her journey from consulting to bootcamp coach and cybersecurity education. As a y...
Peter Baumann: Adding value to data. [CEO]
18 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
CEO of ActiveNav, Peter Baumann, takes us on his career journey from minor home electrical experiments to the business of data discovery. He began hi...
Taree Reardon: A voice for women in cyber. [Threat Analyst]
11 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Senior Threat Analyst and Shift Lead for VMware Taree Reardon shares her journey to becoming leader for women in the cybersecurity field. A big gamer...
Dwayne Price: Sharing information. [Project Management]
04 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Senior technical project manager Dwayne Price takes us on his career journey from databases to project management. Always fascinated with technology ...
Maria Thompson-Saeb: Be flexible and make it happen. [Program Management]
27 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Senior Program Manager for Governance, Risk and Compliance at Illumio, Maria Thompson-Saeb shares experiences that led to her career in cybersecurity....
Avi Shua: Try to do things by yourself. [CEO]
20 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
CEO and co-founder of Orca Security Avi Shua shares his thoughts on ways to succeed in cybersecurity. Avi's excitement about cybersecurity began when...
Margaret Cunningham: A people scientist with a technology focus. [Behavioral science}
13 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Principal Research Scientist for Human Behavior at Forcepoint, Margaret Cunningham shares her story of how she landed in cybersecurity. With a backgro...
Dave Farrow: The guy that enabled the business. [Security leadership]
06 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
VP of Information Security at Barracuda Dave Farrow shares how a teenage surfer fell in love with software development and made his way in the cyberse...
Baan Alsinawi: Trust ourselves and be courageous. [Compliance]
30 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Managing Director at Cerberus Sentinel, Chief Compliance Officer and the President of TalaTek, Baan Alsinawi shares her cybersecurity journey from a t...
Michael Bishop Jr.: Good, bad or indifferent. [Security]
23 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Senior Security Officer at Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Michael Bishop Jr. shares his journey from Army infantryman deployed to Iraq to ...
Dominique West: Security found me. [Strategy]
16 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Technical account manager Dominique West takes us on her career journey from engineering to cybersecurity. Even though her undergraduate degree was i...
Yatia (Tia) Hopkins: Grit and right place, right time. [Solutions Architecture]
09 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
VP of Global Solutions Architecture at eSentire Tia Hopkins shares her career journey and talks about its beginnings in engineering and pivots into cy...
Jim Zufoletti: Building your experience portfolio. [Entrepreneur]
02 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
CEO and co-founder of SafeGuard Cyber Jim Zufoletti shares his journey starting out as an intrepreneur and transformation into a serial entrepreneur i...
Marcelle Lee: Cyber sleuth detecting emerging threats. [Research]
25 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Senior security researcher from Secureworks Marcelle Lee shares her career journey into cybersecurity and how she helps solve hard problems in her dai...
Aviv Grafi: There needs to be fundamental changes in security. [CEO]
18 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
CEO and Founder of Votiro Aviv Grafi shares his story from serving as a member of the IDF's intelligence forces to leading his own venture. Aviv says ...
Debra Danielson: Be fearless. [CTO]
11 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President, Engineering for Digital Guardian Debra Danielson shares her career journey. From aspirations of be...
Greg Bell: Answer the question of "why?" [Open Source]
04 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer for Corelight Greg Bell describes the twists and turns of his career bringing him back to his childhood joy of c...
Teresa Shea: The challenge of adapting new technologies. [Intelligence]
28 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Vice President of Raytheon's Cyber Offense, Defense Experts Teresa Shea speaks of her journey from math to adapting new technologies on the cutting ed...
Kevin Magee: Focus on the archer. [CSO]
21 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Chief Security Officer of Microsoft Canada Kevin Magee shares his background as a historian and how it applies to his work in cybersecurity. Likening...
Dinah Davis: Building your network. [R&D]
14 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Coming from her love of math, VP of R&D at Arctic Wolf Networks Dinah Davis shares how she arrived in the cybersecurity industry after finding her ni...
Stephen Hamilton: Getting the mission to the next level. [Military]
07 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Army Cyber Institute Technical Director and Chief of Staff Colonel Stephen Hamilton takes us on his computer science journey. Fascinated with computer...
Aarti Borkar: Make your own choices. [Product]
28 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Head of Product for IBM Security Aarti Borkar shares her journey which included going after her lifelong love of math rather than following in her par...
Billy Wilson: Translating language skills to technical skills. [HPC]
21 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
High Performance Computing Systems Administrator at Brigham Young University Billy Wilson tells his cybersecurity career story translating language sk...
Dr. Jessica Barker: Cybersecurity has a huge people element to it. [Socio-technical]
14 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Co-founder and socio-technical lead at Cygenta, Dr. Jessica Barker, shares her story from childhood career aspirations of becoming a farmer to her acc...
Jason Clark: Challenge the way things are done. [Strategy]
07 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Chief strategy officer and chief security officer for Netskope, Jason Clark, shares his journey as he challenges the status quo and works to expand di...
Kyla Guru: You are a key piece to our national security. [Education]
31 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Founder and CEO of nonprofit Bits N' Bytes Cybersecurity Education and undergraduate student at Stanford University, Kyla Guru shares her journey from...
Ben Yelin: A detour could be a sliding door moment. [Policy]
24 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Program Director for Public Policy and External Affairs at the University of Maryland's Center for Health and Homeland Security Ben Yelin shares his j...
Ann Johnson: Trying to make the world safer. [Business Development]
17 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Microsoft's Corporate Vice President of Cybersecurity Business Development Ann Johnson brings us on her career journey from aspiring lawyer to cyberse...
Tom Gorup: Fail fast and fail forward. [Operations]
10 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Vice President of Security and Support Operations of Alert Logic Tom Gorup shares how his career path led him from tactics learned in Army infantry us...
Ellen Sundra: Actions speak louder than words. [Engineering]
03 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Vice President of Global Systems Engineering Ellen Sundra shares her career path from life as a college grad who found her niche by creating a trainin...
Encore: Selena Larson: The Green Goldfish and cyber threat intelligence. [Analyst] (Career Notes]
27 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Cyber threat intelligence analyst Selena Larson takes us on her career journey from being a journalist to making the switch to industrial security. As...
Robert Lee: Keeping the lights on. [ICS]
20 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
CEO and co-founder of Dragos Robert Lee talks about how he came to cybersecurity through industrial control systems. Growing up with parents in the A...
Andrea Little Limbago: Look at the intersection of the of humans and technology. [Social Science]
13 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Computational Social Scientist Andrea Little Limbago shares her journey as a social scientist in cybersecurity. Andrea laments that she wishes she'd k...
Ron Brash: Problem fixer in critical infrastructure. [OT]
06 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Director of Cyber Security Insights at Verve Industrial aka self-proclaimed industrial cybersecurity geek Ron Brash shares his journey through the in...
Camille Stewart: Technology becomes more of an equalizer. [Legal]
29 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Cybersecurity attorney Camille Stewart shares how her childhood affinity for making contracts pointed to her eventual career as an attorney. Having a ...
James Hadley: Spend time on what interests you. [CEO]
22 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Founder and CEO of Immersive Labs James Hadley takes us through his career path from university to cybersecurity startup. James tells us about his fi...
Malek Ben Salem: Taking those challenges. [R&D]
15 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Americas Security R&D Lead for Accenture Malek Ben Salem shares how she pivoted from her love of math and background in electrical engineering to a ca...
Richard Clarke: From presidential inspiration to cybersecurity policy pioneer. [Policy]
08 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
CEO and consultant Richard Clarke took his inspiration from President John F Kennedy and turned it into the first cybersecurity position in federal go...
Carole Theriault: Constantly learning new things. [Media]
01 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Communications consultant and podcaster Carole Theriault always loved radio and through her career dabbled in many areas .She landed in a communicatio...
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30 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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Sal Aurigemma: How things work. [Education]
25 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Associate Professor of Computer Information Systems at the University of Tulsa Sal Aurigemma shares how his interest in how things worked shaped his c...
Rosa Smothers: Secure the planet. [Intelligence]
18 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Senior VP of Cyber Operations at KnowBe4, Rosa Smothers, talks about her career as an early cybersecurity professional in what she describes as the Wi...
Geoff White: Suddenly all of the pieces start to line up. [Journalism]
11 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Investigative journalist and author Geoff White talks about tracing a line through the dots of his career covering technology. Geoff shares that he h...
Diane M. Janosek: It's only together that we are going to rise. [Education]
04 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Commandant for the National Security Agency's National Cryptologic School Diane M. Janosek shares the story of her career going global Diane explains ...
Richard Torres: Getting that level of experience is going to be crucial. [Security Operations]
27 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Director of security operations at Syntax Richard Torres talks about his path leading him working in juvenile justice to becoming a private investigat...
Monica Ruiz: Moving ahead when not many look like you. [Policy]
20 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Cyber Initiative and Special Projects Fellow at the Hewlett Foundation Monica Ruiz shares her career development from aspirations of being a weather w...
Brandon Robinson: Built from the ground up. [Sales Engineer]
13 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Cybersecurity Sales Engineer Brandon Robinson shares how he built his career in technology and the barriers he experienced along the way. He talks abo...
Elizabeth Wharton: Strong shoulders for someone else to stand on. [Legal]
06 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Technology attorney and startup chief of staff Elizabeth Wharton shares her experiences and how she came to work with companies in technology. Elizabe...
Jack Rhysider: Get your experience points in everything. [Media]
30 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Host of Darknet Diaries podcast Jack Rhysider shares his experiences from studying computer engineering at university to his strategy of using gamific...
Kiersten Todt: problem solving and building solutions. [Policy]
23 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Managing director of the Cyber Readiness Institute Kiersten Todt shares how she came to be in the cybersecurity industry helping to provide free tools...
Stu Sjouwerman: Trying for a win, win, win game. [CEO]
16 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Founder and CEO Stu Sjouwerman takes us on a journey of how his career developed from starting a software service company to currently focusing on the...
Selena Larson: The Green Goldfish and cyber threat intelligence. [Analyst]
09 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Cyber threat intelligence analyst Selena Larson takes us on her career journey from being a journalist to making the switch to industrial security. As...
Chris Cochran: Rely on your strengths in the areas of the unknown. [Engineering]
02 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Director of Security Engineering at Marqeta and Host of Hacker Valley Studio podcast Chris Cochran describes his transitions throughout the cybersecu...
Dominique Shelton Leipzig: No matter the statistics, even if against the odds, focus on what you want. [Legal]
26 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Privacy and data security lawyer, Dominique Shelton Leipzig shares that she has always wanted to be a lawyer, ever since she was a little girl. She ta...
Graham Cluley: Have to be able to communicate to everybody. [Media]
19 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Computer security writer, podcaster and public speaker Graham Cluley describes learning to program on his own from magazines, creating text adventure ...
Bilyana Lilly: Turn challenges into opportunities. [Policy]
12 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Cybersecurity and disinformation researcher Bilyana Lilly shares her career path from studying where she was always a foreigner to an expert on the Ru...
Matt Devost: Solving hard problems and pursuing your passions. [CEO]
05 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
CEO, Matt Devost, describes many firsts in his career including hacking into systems on an aircraft carrier at sea. He shares how he enjoys solving ha...
Kathleen Booth: Get your foot in the door and prove your worth. [Marketing]
28 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Vice President of Marketing, Kathleen Booth, shares her career path from political science and international development to marketing for a cybersecur...
Johannes Ullrich: Superhero origin stories and lessons that last. [Education]
21 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dean of Research, Johannes Ullrich, relays his experiences from studying the hard sciences to his career shift to cybersecurity. Basic principles, sup...
Tom Quinn: The mark of making a difference. [CISO]
14 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Financial firm CISO, Tom Quinn, takes us from his first experience with modern computers in the military to his current role as a Chief Information S...
Tracy Maleeff: Ask more people to dance. [Analyst]
07 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Cyber analyst, Tracy Maleeff, shares her unexpected journey from the library to cybersecurity and offers advice for those both seeking to make a chang...