
Episode 2: What Budget? with Alexandra Godoi
10/22/24 • 29 min
Here's what's in store for this episode:
In episode 2 of What the Hack Is A CISO, we speak with the brilliant Information Security GRC Lead at Oxfam, Alexandra Godoi. Alexandra discusses her career trajectory, the role of cybersecurity in the not-for-profit sector and her passion for how technology can be used to protect and promote human rights. As for being a CISO? You better be comfortable with the uncomfortable.
Connect with our speakers:
What The Hack Is a CISO podcast hosted by Rayna Stamboliyska and this episode's special guest is Alexandra Godoi. Alexandra is an early-career cybersecurity professional with solid industry experience in the development/humanitarian sector. Her work involves specialist support for vulnerability management, incident management and cybersecurity awareness, as well as building capacity and improving the security posture amongst staff and partners. She is passionate about how technology can be used to protect and promote human rights.
Learn more about our supporter, Sysdig:
The podcast is proudly supported by Sysdig. For businesses innovating in the cloud, every second counts. Sysdig strengthens cyber resilience by reducing the attack surface, detecting threats in real time, and accelerating incident response. The Sysdig platform correlates signals across cloud workloads, identities, and services to enable teams to prioritize risks and act decisively.
Visit the Sysdig CISO hub for the latest insights, strategies, and learnings from security experts for security leaders.
Here's what's in store for this episode:
In episode 2 of What the Hack Is A CISO, we speak with the brilliant Information Security GRC Lead at Oxfam, Alexandra Godoi. Alexandra discusses her career trajectory, the role of cybersecurity in the not-for-profit sector and her passion for how technology can be used to protect and promote human rights. As for being a CISO? You better be comfortable with the uncomfortable.
Connect with our speakers:
What The Hack Is a CISO podcast hosted by Rayna Stamboliyska and this episode's special guest is Alexandra Godoi. Alexandra is an early-career cybersecurity professional with solid industry experience in the development/humanitarian sector. Her work involves specialist support for vulnerability management, incident management and cybersecurity awareness, as well as building capacity and improving the security posture amongst staff and partners. She is passionate about how technology can be used to protect and promote human rights.
Learn more about our supporter, Sysdig:
The podcast is proudly supported by Sysdig. For businesses innovating in the cloud, every second counts. Sysdig strengthens cyber resilience by reducing the attack surface, detecting threats in real time, and accelerating incident response. The Sysdig platform correlates signals across cloud workloads, identities, and services to enable teams to prioritize risks and act decisively.
Visit the Sysdig CISO hub for the latest insights, strategies, and learnings from security experts for security leaders.
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Learn more about our supporter, Sysdig:
The podcast is proudly supported by Sysdig. For businesses innovating in the cloud, every second counts. Sysdig strengthens cyber resilience by reducing the attack surface, detecting threats in real time, and accelerating incident response. The Sysdig platform correlates signals across cloud workloads, identities, and services to enable teams to prioritize risks and act decisively.
Visit the Sysdig CISO hub for the latest insights, strategies, and learnings from security experts for security leaders.
What The Hack Is A CISO - Episode 2: What Budget? with Alexandra Godoi
Transcript
Hello, and welcome to what the hack is a CISO anyway podcast. This podcast will help you in your journey to be a better CISO and cybersecurity leader altogether. It's supported by Sysdig, the company on a mission to make every cloud deployment reliable and secure. I'm Aina Stamboliska, your digital ambassador covering the intersection of tech, security, and policy, and the CEO at our strategy. In this week's episode, I'm talking to Alexa
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