Transitioning from Physical to Cyber Protection | Shaun Southall

People often talk about upskilling from a physical security role
to becoming a cyber or converged security specialist. But what
does that really mean?  


On this episode of the podcast, we speak with Shaun Southall, an
operator that has expertly and effectively converged the two
worlds of physical and cyber together as a working security
specialist.


Join us this week as we talk about: 


Shaun’s asymmetric career journey into cyber security.

How the ‘uninitiated,’ physical security specialist can
augment their skills.

What steps to take and what to avoid when breaking into the
field.

The single biggest mindset shift that will determine your
success. 



As we say here, knowledge is power and, in our industry, “what
you don’t know can hurt you.” So, tune in and get skilled up with
our latest expert sharing his tricks of the trade and gems of
experience!


 


More about Shaun:


Shaun is a Cyber Security Oversight Specialist for the Civil
Aviation Authority, with almost twenty years of experience, a
plethora of certifications, and an ambitious hashtag - #cisoby60!
He holds a Level 6 diploma in Security Risk Management and an
itch for formal self-improvement that has led to becoming an ISO
27001 Lead Implementer and gaining audit experience through
voluntary work, before embarking on four ISACA certifications –
CISM, CRISC, CDPSE and COBIT Foundation – in just four months.


He is heavily influenced by Doug Hubbard, Alexei Sidorenko and
Norman Marks and is driven to shift the mentality from ‘red amber
green and five by fives’ to a holistic appreciation of risk that
considers the complexity of the threat landscape. Shaun is also a
regular presenter at ASIS CPE events, promoting risk
quantification and ‘debiasing the human’, an active member of
SIRA, FAIR and ISACA London Chapter, is a proud to be part of an
organisation tasked with maintaining the safety and security of
aviation in the UK.


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