CSCP S01E07 - Allan Alford - Part 2 - CISO Talk, starting in cyber and basic 10 cyber steps to get started

Sep 19, 2021

25:40

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CSCP is bringing back season 1 in a newly remastered version.

This is the second part of the interviews with Allan Alford, Delivery CISO at NTT data and now CISO at TrustMAPP a cybersecurity startup-like AppSec Phoenix

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Allan Alford is an experienced CISO living in Texas. In part two, Allan Alford answers listener questions about getting involved in Cybersecurity, his path to becoming a CISO, he lists the pros and cons of earning an MBA, and stresses the importance of networking and mentoring. They also discuss how video gaming and role-playing games can translate to real-life leadership skills.

0:45 Recap of Part 1

1:47 Part 2 with Allan

2:20 Balancing MBA with work and life

3:10 Do you need MBA to be a CISO

7:35 Formal mentoring

11:11 Typical path to CISO

13:55 Certifications

19:28 Curiosity and video games

23:08 Final positive message

25:04 Closing words

25:40 Outro

Allan Alford, CISO, Host of Cyber Ranch Podcast