Sarah Armstrong-Smith is Chief Security Advisor at Microsoft and also serves as a Non-Executive Director at Decipher Cyber. Sarah has developed an extensive skill-set throughout a 20 year career in InfoSec, excelling in Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery strategy; helping to prepare and secure multi-national organisations against an ever-advancing cyber threat landscape.
We hear how Sarah got started in the industry, how her passion for disaster recovery developed, what drives her to keep pace with the landscape and her top tips for communicating effectively with C-Suite executives.
This was a really insightful episode, with lots of key takeaways.
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Intro & Role Overview - 00:27
Starting a new role during COVID - 01:20
How Microsoft accelerated Teams during COVID - 01:55
Key Challenges for Organisations - 08:36
Managing risk in a fast-paced industry - 11:58
Justifying the costs of business continuity planning - 13:54
Sarah's career path within InfoSec - 17:20
Education versus Business Life - 24:16
Measuring the success of cyber-attack planning - 28:00
Cyber frameworks as a minimum standard - 31:20
Recommendations for smaller enterprises - 35:20
Being a Non-Executive Director - 38:38
Benefits of Decipher Cyber - 43:00
Developing a passion for technology - 45:40
Communicating with C-Suite and Executives - 46:40
Women in InfoSec - 50:48
Building credibility within the industry - 52:51
Summary & Close - 55:55
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