Security Leadership with Ski | Episode 5

Scale to Zero is a show that offers solutions from industry experts to all the professionals who are always seeking strategies to advance in the security industry. Security is crucial, as we all know. For all the professionals in this field, we want to make security simple and practical.

Our guest for this episode is Ski. We are sure you won't want to miss Ski's insightful comments and helpful tips.

Here’s what we asked Ski:

1. Often, Security teams are seen as roadblocks to business growth. How can Security teams work with other business units in an organization to increase revenue or improve the bottom line?

2. Every company has a culture - Engineering Driven, Sales Driven, etc. As a security leader, what methods would you recommend to bring awareness & develop a security-centric culture and mindset in an organization?

3. For startups, early hires define the culture and growth of the company. Keeping this in mind, for a growing startup, what security roles should be hired first and why?

4. Once organizations hire key security roles, they usually do a Goal Setting activity. What Metrics and KPIs would you recommend to use while defining success for security team members? For example, while defining their 3, 6, 12, 24 months plan.

5. For Startups trying to sell to Enterprise customers, certifications play a major role. Certifications like SOC2, ISO, PCI, etc. The question here is “Is that enough from an overall security standpoint? and What's your take on this?”

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What’s your key takeaway from this episode? Please share with the community - we need to learn from each other to be secure!