Trevor Hancock on Bridging the Gap between Protection and Progress

Trevor Hancock has enjoyed a decades long career as a cybersecurity consultant, and today is Specialist Director at Deloitte. Trevor is most motivated by projects that make a meaningful difference in people’s day to day lives, and throughout his career he’s had the opportunity to work on several large scale projects that touch the lives of thousands of Australians.In his conversation with host Cole Cornford, Trevor discusses finding a balance between protecting against security threats while allowing an organisation to pursue its goals, the importance of being vulnerable with your colleagues, and plenty more. Secured is brought to you by Galah Cyber.Secured by Galah Cyber with Cole Cornford website Timestamps2:00 - Opening banter.5:00 - The most interesting project Trevor’s worked on (gives 3 examples).6:40 - Cole: making a difference by working in the public sector.7:20 - Trevor: “Shelfware” vs worthwhile work.7:45 - Cole: Cybersecurity industry has a lot of people who are jaded.8:30 - Trevor: we all have to use the “fear factor” to generate money.9:10 - Trevor: cybersecurity has to enable business.9:50: - Cole: How do we build a positive, trusting relationship with our customers?11:00 - Cole: People focus too much on technical aspects, not enough on business aspects.13:00 - Trevor: cybersecurity is often prioritised far too late into project.13:30 - Cole: how do we change the above?14:40 - How Trevor got into cybersecurity.19:50 - Cole: I believe cybersecurity should be approachable.20:45 - Trevor: you wouldn’t cross a road without looking left and right.22:40 - Making calculated risks.23:55 - Cole: delegation is important.25:40 - How sport has been helpful to Trevor’s career.29:20 - Exercise helps free the mind.30:00 - The importance of taking a break.32:30 - Advice for young people entering cybersecurity: be willing to learn from trial and error.36:50 - Quick fire questions.Mentioned 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/