BoC #25: Taking a Risk Led Approach to Security Leadership with Monica Verma

In this episode with Monica Verma, we discuss how a tour of an airplane's cockpit started a lifelong quest for a career in technology. She's now the CISO at the Norwegian Directorate of Health, is on the Board of the Cloud Security Alliance, and has held a number of security leadership roles at firms like PwC, Siemens, & Norges Bank, the Central Bank of Norway.

She talks about her career in security leadership has identified a huge focus on risk management, specifically, an importance in discussing cyber risk in a way peers in the business can understand. She shares some tips for security leaders looking to manage the evolution of the CISO to more of a business-focused role:

1. Be okay with delegating. Despite her technical background and passion for hacking & technology, she knows her energy is better spent elsewhere

2. Embracing that those you need to communicate with, don't think about cyber all the time. Therefore, you need to be open, have compassion and patience when you're in these discussions.  

You can hear more from Monica and check out her podcast at MonicaTalksCyber.com