169 Making Security Real in the Context of Business

Our guest today is Shamla Naidoo, a managing partner at IBM Security. With a career spanning over three decades, including 20 years as a CISO, Shamla has excelled in a variety of positions, from engineer to executive.  Shamla joins us with perspectives on why security teams need to effectively communicate with their organization’s board of directors, the best ways to make security indispensable to a business, and why those communication skills are critical to the success and security of an organization. We’ll learn about the unique way she goes about building her teams, and why she believes there are opportunities in cybersecurity for just about everyone.

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