CyberWire Daily Dr. Rois Ni Thuama: Get into the game. [Cyber governance] [Career Notes]
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Aug 16, 2025 Rois Ni Thuama, Head of Cyber Governance at Red Sift, shares her fascinating career journey, which includes working on music videos and documentaries in South Africa before diving into tech startups. She emphasizes the importance of coding, risk management, and privacy legislation for aspiring professionals. Rois illustrates the evolving landscape of cybersecurity governance and highlights the growing opportunities for those with a legal background to enter the field. Her advice? Just get into the game!
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From South Africa To Shazam And Back
- Rois ni Thuama's path to cyber began with making music videos and wildlife documentaries in South Africa and then working at Shazam in London.
- Two decades later she works with several former Shazam colleagues in cyber governance, showing a full-circle career arc.
A Pause For History Shaped Her Career
- Rois paused formal studies to be in South Africa during the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and made creative media there.
- That unconventional experience later informed her entry into the music tech startup scene.
Startup Culture Can Embody Governance
- Rois noticed startup culture can express corporate governance values without naming them explicitly.
- She found accountability, transparency, and fairness present in healthy startup ethos and attractive to work in.