Career Notes

Apr 12 2025 252 ep. 8 mins 390

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Step inside the diverse and fascinating worlds of cybersecurity professionals around the globe and hear their personal stories in their own words.

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Jennifer Walsmith: Pioneering and defining possible. [Cyber Solutions]

Apr 12 2025 9 mins

Please enjoy this encore of Career Notes. Vice President for Cyber and Information Solutions within Mission Systems at Northrop Grumman, Jennifer Walsmith takes us on her pioneering career journey. Following in her father's footsteps at the National Security Agency, Jennifer began her career out of high school in computer systems analysis. Jennifer notes she saw the value of a col

Rick Howard: Give people resources. [CSO]

Apr 05 2025 8 mins

Please enjoy this encore of Career Notes. Chief Security Officer, Chief Analyst, and Senior Fellow at the CyberWire, Rick Howard, shares his travels through the cybersecurity job space. The son of a gold miner who began his career out of West Point in the US Army, Rick worked his way up to being the Commander of the Army's Computer Emergency Response Team. Rick moved to the commer

Alyssa Miller: We have to elevate others. [BISO]

Mar 29 2025 9 mins

Please enjoy this encore episode of Career Notes. Business Information Security Officer at S&P Global Ratings, Alyssa Miller, joins us to talk about her journey to become a champion to create a welcoming nature and acceptance of diversity in the cybersecurity community. Starting her first full-time tech position while still in college, Alyssa noted the culture shock being in both

Andrew Hammond: Understanding the plot. [Historian and Curator]

Mar 22 2025 8 mins

Please enjoy this encore of Career Notes. Historian and Curator at the International Spy Museum. Dr. Andrew Hammond, shares how he came to share the history of espionage and intelligence as a career. Starting out in the Royal Air Force when 9/11 happened, Andrew found himself trying to understand what was going on in the world. Studying history and international relations gave him

Ingrid Toppelberg: Knowing how to take risks will pay off. [Cybersecurity education]

Mar 15 2025 7 mins

Please enjoy this encore of Career Notes. Chief Product Officer at Cybint Solutions, Ingrid Toppelberg, shares her journey from consulting to bootcamp coach and cybersecurity education. As a young girl, Ingrid wanted to do everything from being a teacher to the head of the World Bank. After consulting for several years, Ingrid found cybersecurity. What she found fascinating about t

Peter Baumann: Adding value to data. [CEO]

Mar 08 2025 8 mins

Please enjoy this encore of Career Notes. CEO of ActiveNav, Peter Baumann, takes us on his career journey from minor home electrical experiments to the business of data discovery. He began his career as an electrical engineer, but felt an entrepreneurial spirit was part of his makeup. Following his return to college to study business and finance, Peter talks about being set on the

Taree Reardon: A voice for women in cyber.

Mar 01 2025 7 mins

Senior Threat Analyst and Shift Lead for VMware Taree Reardon shares her journey to becoming leader for women in the cybersecurity field. A big gamer who has always been interested in hacking and forensics, Taree found her passion while learning about cybersecurity. She's dedicated to diversity and inclusion and found her footing on a team made up of 50% women. Taree spends her day

Dwayne Price: Sharing information. [Project Management]

Feb 22 2025 7 mins

Please enjoy this encore of Career Notes. Senior technical project manager Dwayne Price takes us on his career journey from databases to project management. Always fascinated with technology and one who appreciates the aspects of the business side of a computer implementations, Dwayne attended UMBC for both his undergraduate and graduate degrees in information systems management.

Maria Thompson-Saeb: Be flexible and make it happen. [Program Management]

Feb 15 2025 9 mins

Please enjoy this encore of Career Notes. Senior Program Manager for Governance, Risk and Compliance at Illumio, Maria Thompson-Saeb shares experiences that led to her career in cybersecurity. Interested in computers and not a fan of math, Maria opted for information systems management rather than computer science. She started her career as a government contractor. Once in the pri

Avi Shua: Try to do things by yourself. [CEO]

Feb 08 2025 8 mins

Please enjoy this encore of Career Notes. CEO and co-founder of Orca Security Avi Shua shares his thoughts on ways to succeed in cybersecurity. Avi's excitement about cybersecurity began when he was 13 as he tried to think of ways to get around the school's network security. He joined the Israeli Army's Intelligence Unit 8200 and experienced some unique cybersecurity training prog