CSCP S01E07 - Allan Alford - Part 2 - CISO Talk, starting in cyber and basic 10 cyber steps to get started
Episode description
CSCP is bringing back season 1 in a newly remastered version.
This is the second part of the interviews with Allan Alford, Delivery CISO at NTT data and now CISO at TrustMAPP a cybersecurity startup-like AppSec Phoenix
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Allan Alford is an experienced CISO living in Texas. In part two, Allan Alford answers listener questions about getting involved in Cybersecurity, his path to becoming a CISO, he lists the pros and cons of earning an MBA, and stresses the importance of networking and mentoring. They also discuss how video gaming and role-playing games can translate to real-life leadership skills.
0:45 Recap of Part 1
1:47 Part 2 with Allan
2:20 Balancing MBA with work and life
3:10 Do you need MBA to be a CISO
7:35 Formal mentoring
11:11 Typical path to CISO
13:55 Certifications
19:28 Curiosity and video games
23:08 Final positive message
25:04 Closing words
25:40 Outro
Allan Alford, CISO, Host of Cyber Ranch Podcast
Twitter @AllanAlfordinTX
https://allanalford.com/the-cyber-ranch-podcast
https://hackervalley.com/cyberranch/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/allanalford/
Cyber Security and Cloud Podcast hosted by Francesco Cipollone
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