Tables Turned: Cole Cornford on the Hot Seat with Abhijeth Dugginapeddi

In this special episode of Secured, Abhijeth Dugginapeddi takes the reins as guest host and Cole Cornford answer the questions for once. Cole discusses some of the ups and downs of his career, what advice he has to share, and plenty more. Abhijeth Dugginapeddi is currently Head of AppSec at BigCommerce, an ecommerce platform used by thousands of companies across 150 countries, as well as lecturer at the University of New South Wales. Abhijeth has worked in cybersecurity for well over a decade, including roles at Adobe and Commonwealth Bank. Secured by Galah Cyber with Cole Cornford website 2:56 - Cole’s career background4:30 - Cole rapidly becoming head of AppSec function 8:20 - Looking back, was Cole’s career background a good start?10:20 - Cole’s advice for people getting into cybersecurity13:30 - The 3 “A”s of consulting16:00 - Is elitism still common in cybersecurity?16:50 - Cybersecurity: we’re taught an adversarial mindset by default20:10 - What were the motivations and challenges for Cole starting a company?22:40 - Cole’s experience at a recruitment fair25:50 - What a day in the life of Cole looks like31:00 - Tips for leaders on how to build a successful security team34:00 - Importance of good relationships/communication among team35:30 - Does Cole have frustrating days? What are some challenges he’s overcome?44:00 - 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/