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areas we really need to pay more attention to .
How do you deal with stress and unwind outside the office ?
Since moving to Florida , I ’ ve started walking a lot more . I ’ ve made it my personal mission to do one million steps in one hundred days , that ’ s 10,000 steps a day ! Getting outside in the fresh air gives me time to think and focus on things other than work . Saying that , I really enjoy my work and I don ’ t consider it stressful .
If you could go back and change one career decision what would it be ?
I ’ m not sure I would change anything because every action I ’ ve taken has led me to where I am today . But knowing what I know now , maybe I would have moved into cybersecurity sooner . Waiting until later hasn ’ t been bad for my career , but who knows where I ’ d be if I had made the jump sooner .
Also , right before I went to college , I had the opportunity to join the US Airforce . I sometimes wish I ’ d have taken that opportunity because I think the structure would have benefitted me . And for those of you that know me , a little structure would go a long way .
What do you currently identify as the major areas of investment in the cybersecurity industry ?
I think that both the defenders and attackers are investing heavily in continuous learning at the moment with AI and advanced behavioural techniques . This is creating new opportunities for the attackers to find new ways to detect threats and providing the ability for defenders to detect them quicker than they have been able to in the past .
Are there any differences in the way cybersecurity challenges need to be tackled in the different regions ?
No , the only differences are the privacy and breach reporting rules . Challenges can be found in differing local guidance such as GDPR and CCPA , but the process to handle a cyberattack is typically the same , regardless of location .
I decided to dive in to help the industry defend against cyberattacks . It ’ s my personal mission now to help every MSP avoid cyberattacks .
What changes to your job role have you seen in the last year and how do you see these developing in the next 12 months ?
The biggest changes to my job role was due to the acquisition of Continuum by ConnectWise . I went from working in a good-sized company , to a much larger combined company . It ’ s created an opportunity that has allowed me to drive important cybersecurity initiatives for our industry . For example , working on the MSP + Cybersecurity framework and the MSP + Playbook which helps teach the industry what good security looks like .
What advice would you offer somebody aspiring to obtain a C-level position in the security industry ?
You need hands-on experience to understand technology . It is difficult to make strategic decisions and provide guidance without a grasp of how things happen . You don ’ t need to be technical , but you do need to know what good cybersecurity looks like , so you can plan , manage and enforce it from an executive perspective . u
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