Be Fearless Podcast by SquareX
SquareX is excited to launch The Be Fearless Podcast Series, where we bring together industry experts and professionals from the cybersecurity community.
Hosted by SquareX Founder - and cybersecurity veteran - Vivek Ramachandran, look forward to insights about our guests’ journeys in security, the evolution of the field, the changing threatscape and how enterprises across industries are addressing them today.
Be Fearless Podcast by SquareX
Growth, Risk Management, Culture: Why CISOs Operate Like CEOs | Bithal Bhardwaj, CEO, Gramax
Bithal Bhardwaj, CEO at Gramax, spent over two decades as a cybersecurity leader across GE and GMR Group before making the leap to CEO. In this conversation, he reveals why the transition was surprisingly seamless, shares war stories from managing a 48-hour coordinated attack on critical infrastructure, and explains why security vendors shouldn't rely on marketing jargon.
0:00 Making the leap from CISO to CEO
15:13 "Contextualize cyber threats from a geography standpoint"
23:35 Why crisis management must be muscle memory beyond just a document
26:32 What seasoned CISOs look for in vendors
33:16 Advice for CISOs who want to transition to a higher leadership role
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/aleksandra-melnikova-1012/
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