CyberWayFinder Stories

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A podcast produced by CWF (https://www.cyberwayfinder.com) (a cybersecurity workforce development program for professionals) to share our passion for cybersecurity with the wider audience. In this podcast series Managing director Rosanna Kurrer chats with inspiring figures on diverse topics. Ranging from their transition into cybersecurity to experts in various security fields such as privacy, cybercrime and cyber diplomacy. Stay tuned! produced by @Benvox

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Episodes

Episode #10 : Overcoming Impostor Syndrome & Harnessing Multiple Skill Sets

Sonia Rosu is a cybersecurity consultant, born in Romania, who moved to Belgium 7 years ago to pursue her studies in Business Management. She was part of the CyberWayFinder Program in 2018 cohort and is currently specializing in Cyber Strategy & Risk, being a certified CISSP, SSCP & CCSK. Sonia has experience with clients across different industries such as : Finance, Energy all the way to Pharmaceutical sector and is always up for a nice challenge whether it is related to Access Control...

Oct 03, 2022•34 min

Episode #9 : Ghariba - Compassion and curiosity in cybersecurity

Ghariba has a lot of plans for the future! Coming from a business management background, she engineered a career transition into cybersecurity by sheer force of will, courage and compassion. If you really want something - you can do it! This is her mantra - in spite of what people might say about the hurdles and challenges - Ghariba remains focus on her dreams and plans on how to turn them into reality. Being in such an important role as the right-hand of the CISO - she tells us that compassion,...

Jun 01, 2022•24 min

Episode #8 : CWF Founder Series with Jessica Ramos

"Crossing the Globe and Thriving in Europe: A tradition of Strength and Drive in a Male-Dominated World " This is the third and last part of our CWF Founder Series - featuring one of the most ardent ambassadors of CyberWayFinder's mission - Jessica Ramos, Head of Regulatory and Oversight Affairs at a major financial market infrastructure in Europe. Jess has held a number of positions at the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) namely in Oversight Affairs, Legal &am...

Nov 18, 2021•39 min

Episode #7 : CWF Founder Series with Rosanna Kurrer

"Finding Meaning and Joy in a New Career: Reinventing Yourself after a long CV Gap" This is the second episode of our 3-part Founder Series, where CWF cofounder Patrick Wheeler interviews Rosanna Kurrer - cofounder and managing director of CyberWayFinder. Rosanna talks about her journey from being an architect, studying engineering, loving tech, and deciding to make a career in tech education and cybersecurity. She talks about a common thread she sees in communities in cities such as Brussels an...

Aug 31, 2021•34 min

Episode #6 : CWF Founder Series with Patrick Wheeler

"Scaling Lightning Strikes In Cybersecurity Career Pivots" Patrick describes his career pivot into cybersecurity as a typically atypical story. He came to Brussels, Belgium from Silicon Valley in 2005 as he was working for a well-known American clothing company based in San Francisco. A few years later he became CISO (Chief Information Security Officer) of a Luxembourg-based bank and is now working as a cybersecurity architect for one of the major banks in Europe. But years before all that - bef...

Jul 05, 2021•34 min

Episode #5 part2: Gamification: A Boost for Cybersecurity Campaigns?

How can we level-up cybersecurity awareness campaigns? Could incorporating gaming elements increase their effectiveness and retention? Gamification is a learning technique that uses gaming elements to create a more effective learning experience leading to better understanding and retention. Using these techniques in a corporate context is increasing in popularity-especially for its potential use in preventing cybersecurity incidents. But how is it done and what is the most effective way to do it...

May 11, 2021•26 min

Episode #5 part1: Gamification: A Boost for Cybersecurity Campaigns?

May 11, 2021•58 min

Episode #4 : Complexity, Unique Skills, and Learning the Language of Tech

A major cybersecurity event that happened in 2010 - called Stuxnet, a sophisticated malware, that targeted the nuclear program in Iran - was what kick-started a change in Claudia Macedo’s career path. She was working as an automation and quality management engineer in the energy sector when the malware demonstrated how sophisticated cyberweapons could be used to cause physical damage to critical infrastructure and potentially harm human life. Her team ’s mission was pivoted to meet a new challen...

Mar 15, 2021•30 min

Episode #3 : Carmen Castellar - Creating Your Path as You Go

Another inspiring story in this episode, from Carmen Castellar who was working in accounting and budget control in a major bank in Luxembourg and then pivoted into IT Security Audit without any previous work experience in IT. Her biggest challenge was overcoming her fears of not being taken seriously because of her lack of an IT background. Pivoting into a cybersecurity career is not a bed of roses, she says - but she finds joy and fulfillment in what she does while enjoying working in a dynamic...

Mar 09, 2021•24 min

Episode #2 : Lisset Diaz - Using Uncertainty to Fuel Change

Deciding to change your career path can be scary and full of uncertainty. Our guest for this second episode of the CWF podcast, Lisset Diaz tells us about the challenges she faced in her career transition in becoming an End-Point Security Engineer. She also tells us how the skills she honed in her previous role as a Customer Engineer has helped her bring added value to her present team. Join us and hear Lisset’s story - how she continues to overcome challenges while enjoying the best moments of ...

Dec 16, 2020•23 min

Episode #1 : Ama Sarpong - Excelling & Breaking Stereotypes

Have you been thinking of changing your career into something completely different? If you have, you are not the only one. Our first podcast-guest, Ama Sarpong, found herself in the same position. She graduated from KU Leuven in cultural studies, but is now working in Cybersecurity as an IAM consultant at a major financial corporation. In this episode, she is going to tell you that it wasn't easy, and how she found herself running into different unexpected obstacles. However, the rewards of her ...

Feb 20, 2020•19 min

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