The Tech Leaders Podcast
The Tech Leaders Podcast brings you candid conversations with established technology leaders, at some of the world's most incredible organisations. From the challenges of sustainable growth, through to continuous innovation and everything in-between. These are the behind-the-scenes stories and personal anecdotes of inspirational leaders at the forefront of the digital revolution.
The Tech Leaders Podcast
#117: "ITAM is the first thing I do in a new company" - Renata Vincoletto, CISO at Civica
Join us this week for The Tech Leaders Podcast, where Gareth sits down with Renata Vincoletto, CISO at Civica. After facing a deeply shocking setback, Renata chose resilience over resentment. Inspired by her mentor, she pushed forward, rising through the ranks to ultimately lead cybersecurity strategy for Civica, working on high-stakes government and public sector IT programmes.
On this episode, Gareth and Renata discuss why good ITAM is crucial for Cybersecurity, the recent breaches at The Co-op and Marks & Spencer’s, and why geeks are more accepted in the UK than in Brazil.
Timestamps:
- Good Leadership, why a Career in IT, and moving from Brazil to the UK (2:02)
- Lesson learned at Microsoft (7:50)
- The Marks and Spencer’s and Co-op Cyber Security breaches (12:50)
- The importance of ITAM to Cyber Security (16:10)
- Is there a Cyber Security skills shortage? (24:30)
- Women in Cyber Security (30:24)
- The AI risks to Cyber Security (41.05)
- Advice to 21-year-old Renata (51:08)