• Balancing Business, Security and Life with Eliza-May Austin

  • Jun 20 2024
  • Length: 48 mins
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Balancing Business, Security and Life with Eliza-May Austin

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  • Eliza-May Austin shares her journey in the cybersecurity industry and the basics that companies should focus on. She emphasizes the importance of doing the basics right, such as access management, logging and monitoring, and making use of existing security systems. Eliza-May also highlights the need for aligning cyber defense with business strategy and avoiding unnecessary complexity. She discusses the challenges of implementing Zero Trust and the importance of communication and education in any project. Additionally, Eliza-May shares lessons she has learned as a CEO, including the importance of sleep and downtime for both personal well-being and the success of the business. In this conversation, Eliza-May Austin discusses the importance of building a reliable team and setting boundaries to maintain work-life balance. She shares mechanisms she uses to disconnect from technology and take time off. Eliza-May also talks about the challenges of being a founder and the impact it can have on relationships. She emphasizes the need to surround oneself with the right people and let go of friendships that don't add value. The conversation also touches on the topic of diversity in the tech industry and the importance of integrity. Takeaways • Focus on doing the basics right in cybersecurity, such as access management and logging and monitoring. • Make use of existing security systems and align cyber defense with business strategy. • Avoid unnecessary complexity in cybersecurity projects. • Implementing Zero Trust requires careful planning, communication, and education. • As a CEO, prioritize sleep and downtime for personal well-being and the success of the business. Building a reliable team is critical for success as a founder. • Setting boundaries and disconnecting from technology are important for maintaining work-life balance. • Surrounding oneself with the right people and letting go of friendships that don't add value is necessary for personal and professional growth. • The tech industry still lacks diversity, and there is a need to move beyond tokenism and focus on hiring based on merit. • Maintaining integrity is crucial in the cybersecurity industry and in leadership roles. Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms. link.chtbl.com/XIW5zsAn At the SSE Forum, we believe you won’t solve all your problems in a single SSE project. SSE is a process. It will take time. It will involve technology, people, culture, and those pesky tech silos. They all need to be addressed. The good thing to know is you are not alone on your journey. Many are making the move to this new network and security model. And with this in mind, Jaye and John formed the SSE Forum. It’s a place where the best minds in the industry come together to help push this technology forward. The forum is driven 100% by the enterprise security and network practitioner and maintains a vendor-neutral perspective. Our goal is to be the rising tide for all boats! Follow the SSE Forum on LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/company/sse-forum/ where you will find all the latest news and updates on the SSE Forum and SSE, SASE, and Cybersecurity!! Follow Jaye Tillson on LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/in/jaye-tillson/ Follow John Spiegel on LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/in/john-spiegel-2011543/
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