Securing Your Organization and Protecting Yourself, with Special Guest, Karen Worstell

Security Masterminds

In cybersecurity, one way to protect the organization is similar to Sun Tzu's Art of War, and to know the enemy. One way to protect yourself in cybersecurity is to have a healthy work/life balance.

"I think this is the best industry on the planet. I have always felt that I believe the opportunity for all people who want to work here if I, as a designer of Barbie doll dresses, can run cybersecurity well for some major brands. Well, I think what that says is this is both creative. It's creative and technical. It is broad and deep. It always changes; it's always evolving. You'll never be bored, and you'll never be unemployed."

Karen Worstell is a senior cybersecurity strategist at VMware. She shares the story of her time in the cybersecurity industry since the 1980s and has served as a data processing analyst, Chief Information Security Officer, and research and engineering consultant.

In this episode, you will learn the following:

1. How did Karen Worstell's journey in the cybersecurity industry help her grow as a person and leader?

2. What are the benefits of creativity in cybersecurity?

3. How does culture play a role in work-life balance for CISOs?

About Karen Worstell

• Karen’s website: https://www.karenworstell.com
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karenworstell/
• eMail: [e-mail]
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/karenworstell
• VMWare Vlogs: https://blogs.vmware.com/security/author/karen-worstell
• Bonus Episode (Burnout): https://www.buzzsprout.com/1892704/11878086

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1. Introductions (00:00:00)

2. How did you end up in cybersecurity? (00:01:46)

3. What is your view of the cybersecurity world? (00:09:15)

4. Ethics in cybersecurity (00:11:43)

5. A CISOs Work / Life Balance (00:16:14)

6. How has the CISO role changed over the years? (00:18:45)

7. Should a CISO be fired after a breach? (00:23:49)

8. Greatest Threat in the next 10 years? (00:29:19)

9. Closing (00:31:29)