Episode 66

CISO Insiders with Aaron Brown | Cloud and Application Security Leader at Vercel | Episode 66

🔥 In the latest episode of CISO Insiders, we welcome Aaron Brown | Cloud and Application Security Leader at Vercel, for an exciting and eye-level conversation about his journey into cybersecurity, advice for young cybersecurity professionals just starting out, and how the industry will evolve in future.

⏱️👇 Timestamps

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00:35 Guest Introduction and professional journey

05:57 Icebreakers

7:03 If there’s one thing you wish you had known before starting your career

8:52 Biggest failure and accomplishment

13:00 What advise would you give if someone wants to make a career in cybersecurity

17:25 Insights on cybersecurity reporting to the IT

21:40 What were the best resources that helped you grow in your career

24:59 Debunking one common myth about cybersecurity profession

26:49 What are the main security concerns of CISOs these days

30:23 What are the most important skillsets a CISO should have

36:28 What is innovation in cybersecurity

39:12 Advise for cybersecurity vendors

42:48 Closing comments

Highlights:

👉🏻 ”Security takes an emotional toll on the practitioner”

👉🏻 ”Empathy is one of the most underrated skill in cybersecurity”

👉🏻 ”Communication and soft skills are one of the core skills that recruiters look for while hiring a cybersecurity talent”

📢 Every week, we publish professional career advise and cybersecurity insights. Follow GRSee Consulting and GRSee University and tune in on Feb 28 to listen to the entire episode.

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Ben Ben-Aderet

Visionary entrepreneur, innovative founder, and CEO with 20 years of extensive experience in the InfoSec space, leading, enabling and increasing growth in global businesses, and helping customers achieve their information security goals. My company, GRSee Consulting, is a private international consulting firm staffed by a dedicated team of security experts committed to safeguarding its customers’ data.

WHAT I DO: I help businesses worldwide achieve their information security goals. Throughout my lengthy career in the InfoSec industry, I have worked closely with many major financial, governmental, defense, and telecom organizations in Israel and overseas. Today, as CEO and co-founder of GRSee Consulting, I ensure we provide the best, most advanced information security services over and above the conventional industry standard. GRSee Consulting offers full consultancy services, including PCI certification and compliance, penetration testing, risk management, software and infrastructure security, and much more.

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