Season 2 Episode 8: Securely working from home during covid-19

08/10/20 • 38 min

Washing hands and not touching your face isn’t the only hygiene advice we need to consider during covid-19. Working from home requires us to level up on cybersecurity hygiene! In this episode, Brooke and Jillian get together to talk about ways for both organizations and their employees to maintain security hygiene during covid-19 times. They discuss securely connecting to organizations, best practices to handle an increase in attack surface exposure, security of video conferencing and collaboration tools and offer some fantastic tips on securely working from home.

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Season 2 Episode 7: Wise Women: A Chat with Shamla Naidoo

In this episode, Shamla Naidoo talks about her journey to Managing Partner at IBM. She talks about her approach to fearless decision making and being resilient in uncharted waters such as new teams, organizations and culture. She also provides tips to rising leaders on cultivating leadership habits such as adapting to change and embracing innovation

Guest - Shamla Naidoo:

Shamla is the Managing Partner of IBM Global Security Services and is one of the most influential security executives among Fortune 50 companies.

Shamla has worked in Information Technology and Information Security over the last 35 years, in every role from programmer, network designer, engineer, functional director to global leader. She has earned the respect of industry peers by taking the time to understand their businesses inside and out - aligning her activities with strategic business objectives. Her training as a lawyer gives her a unique ability to align business objectives with the legal requirements specific to different industries. She has earned the affection of her team by acting as a catalyst for unprecedented change, helping previously-stagnant organizations achieve dynamic results, leading to growth opportunities for the business and for individual contributors.

Shamla serves on advisory, not-for-profit and academic boards of various public and private institutions.She has been admitted to the Illinois State Bar and the DC Bar and teaches technology and privacy law at John Marshall Law School.

Host - Preeti Ravindra :

Preeti leads a team of security analytics researchers at IBM providing technical expertise to artificial intelligence projects for security and contributing intellectual property to IBM's portfolio. She is passionate about formulating and developing practical applications incorporating data science and machine learning to enhance security products and solutions in a constantly evolving threat landscape. Preeti has prior experience as a software developer in Cisco and as a security resea rcher at IBM X-Force.

During her spare time, she gives back to the community by creating awareness about new technologies across universities and to the general public through her speaking engagements. She also engages in women in cybersecurity initiatives both within and outside of her organization. Preeti holds a Masters Degree in Information Networking with a concentration in Cybersecurity from Carnegie Mellon University.

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Season 2 Episode 9: Wise Women: A Chat with Julie Glover

In this episode, Melissa Ramirez (Prado), Third Party Risk Manager at Sony Pictures Entertainment sat down for a chat with Julie Glover, Founder and Principal of 6 Degrees Privacy Consulting, LLC, to discuss her career path, experience and what ultimately lead to her “Solo-Preneur”. Melissa and Julie discuss topics such as corporate America verses being self-employed, how to market yourself, finding the balance between work and life, and some of the lessons learned with taking the leap as a Solo-Preneur.
Guest - Julie Glover: Julie Glover started her consulting business in 2013, after several years working as a practicing attorney, technology company privacy manager and strategist, and in-house counsel. She focuses on designing privacy programs and compliance strategies that meet the needs of individual clients in the technology, retail, healthcare, non-profit and other corporate sectors.
Host - Melissa Ramirez (Prado): Melissa Ramirez (Prado) is a Third Party Risk Manager at Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE). With over 10 years at SPE, she currently oversees the Third Party Risk Management program, which consists of working with multiple lines of business and third party suppliers. Melissa has a BS in Information Technology with a concentration in Information Security Systems and is CISA-certified.

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