In this final panel of Women In Cyber, host Caitlin Harris talks with Dana Simberkoff (Chief Risk, Privacy, and Information Security Officer at AvePoint) and Tia Hopkins (Chief Cyber Resilience Officer & Field CTO, eSentire) about the real challenges, lessons learned, and strategies of leading a team at the front line of cybersecurity.
Dana and Tia share decades of experience and industry accolades, offering actionable advice that any cybersecurity professional—or aspiring leader—can use to improve their career, team, and organization.
Listen now to hear from two of the top women shaping cybersecurity leadership today.
Inside this episode:
(01:20) - Introduction
(07:30) - The biggest challenges that modern CISOs are facing
(14:20) - How Agentic AI changes everything
(18:25) - The one thing that would make life easier
(26:30) - Fostering a culture of collaboration and accessibility
(32:55) - What does the future hold?
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