Today on the Social-Engineer Podcast: The Security Awareness Series, Chris is joined by May Brooks-Kempler. May is a cybersecurity expert who has transformed her early curiosity, hacking 90’s computer games, into a distinguished cybersecurity career. As a board member of ISC2, an educator, a CISO and the founder of the Think Safe Cyber community, she is dedicated to making the online world a safer place for everyone. [July 15, 2024]

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Today on the Social-Engineer Podcast: The Security Awareness Series, Chris is joined by May Brooks-Kempler. May is a cybersecurity expert who has transformed her early curiosity, hacking 90’s computer games, into a distinguished cybersecurity career. As a board member of ISC2, an educator, a CISO and the founder of the Think Safe Cyber community, she is dedicated to making the online world a safer place for everyone. [July 15, 2024]

 

00:00 – Intro

00:19 – Intro Links:

03:17 – May Brooks-Kempler Intro

03:55 – Twist of Fate

05:10 – A Moment of Silence

05:51 – Blame Grandma

08:15 – An Unclear Path

11:34 – It Takes a Village

13:40 – Considering the Other Side

16:10 – Start with “Why”

20:41 – “It’s Never Personal

27:47 – Lifelong Learning

30:50 – Going Public

32:57 – Find May Brooks-Kempler online

33:46 – Mentors

35:54 – Book Recommendations

37:17 – Wrap Up & Outro

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