Fractional CISO - When, Why, & How to Become One w/ Ayman Elsawah - Hyperdrive Minds Podcast 10

Ayman Elsawah is a Fractional CISO (vCISO) for Cloud Security Labs. They specialize in providing CISO services to Start-Ups and Scale-Ups. After graduating with a Computer Science degree, his career progressed from Network Engineer to Cybersecurity Engineer to Cybersecurity Architect to Cloud Cybersecurity Consultant to Fractional CISO. He now provides coaching services, advisory services, and authors books and instructional courses online.GUEST: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/infosecleader/Website: https://coffeewithayman.com/Fractional CISO Course: https://securitycafe.thinkific.com/courses/vciso-fractional-ciso-courseHOST: Blake Williams - Founder / Headhunter at Hyperdrive RecruitingResume Writer at HR ApprovedLinktree: https://linktr.ee/blakewilliamshqHEY JOB SEEKERS!Avoid the Resume Black Hole & Double Your Interviews with HR ApprovedWebsite: https://HRapproved.comFind Your Next Job / Find Your Next Hire with Hyperdrive RecruitingWebsite: https://hyperdriverecruiting.comTimestamps:2:25 - Favorite Movie & Music4:45 - Coffee8:17 - Ayman's Book & Podcast9:22 - What He's Learned from Podcasting11:52 - Top 5 Ways to Break into Cybersecurity13:42 - How Ayman Landed in Cybersecurity15:30 - Becoming Fractional17:44 - Should You Go Fractional?23:34 - Best Parts of Being Fractional30:59 - Why Fractional is Becoming so Popular40:26 - Social Selling43:10 - BD Strategies for Landing Fractional Clients45:34 - What's Happening in Cyber?47:19 - Can Cyber Issues Be Solved with Hiring?49:24 - Opportunities for American Workers50:16 - What's Up with Ghost Job Postings?54:41 - What He Does For FunHyperdrive Minds Podcast is available on YouTube, Spotify, Rumble, Odysee, Apple Podcast, Pandora, Amazon Music, Samsung Podcast, Podcast Index, Podcast Addict, iHeartRadio, Listener Notes, Deezer, Substack, and RSS. Clips are posted to YouTube, TikTok, Instagram/Facebook, LinkedIn and X.Podcast Website: https://rss.com/podcasts/hyperdrive-minds/