Intro: In this episode of the Future of Security Operations, Thomas speaks with Andrew DiMichele, Director of Security Operations at Redis, whose background is in building security operations programs. DiMichele's security journey began in the US Air Force Reserves, and brought him to CISCO, banking, IBM, and Citrix. 

Topics include: 

• The evolution of cybersecurity as seen across different types of organizations
• How to keep employees engaged in cybersecurity, and reasons why there's not a long tenure in the industry
• Burnout and mental health in security and what companies can do to address it
• Reducing the time spent on manual tasks through automation, and how to do so being away of the chain of approvals
• How to work with other teams across the organization and showcase the work security does to ensure your team is being respected
• Advice for new security leaders
• What security teams will look like in five years, what new technologies security teams should look towards, and how to prepare your team for the future