Leading Change in Cybersecurity: Tara Whitehead’s Approach to Security Engagement

Tara Whitehead is Security Engagement Manager at MYOB. Prior to becoming a cybersecurity specialist, Tara had an eclectic career, including working in advertising and international relations. In this episode Tara chats with Cole about how her non-technical background has in many ways been an asset working in security, leading change management in large enterprises, the importance of great communication skills, and plenty more.Secured by Galah Cyber with Cole Cornford website Timecodes7:15 - Tara's first days in AppSec10:00 - How to influence people12:30 - Why we should dial back on the doomsday conversation14:10 - Find your change champions21:30 - Is a non-technical background help or hindrance?23:30 - Communication and influencing key skills26:00 - Communicating with execs28:20 - Rapid fire questionsMentioned in this episode:Call for FeedbackThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrpSpotify Ad Analytics - https://www.spotify.com/us/legal/ad-analytics-privacy-policy/