"I Am Not Worthy" - Battling Imposter Syndrome in Information Security
summary
A CISO from Portland Community College recounts moving from nontechnical roles to CISO, hiring a remote team, and raising organizational security maturity from 0/1 to 3.2 (some areas 4) within three years while surviving COVID and an early major incident. Practical tactics include a five-step Be You framework (Breathe, Embrace, Yes, Ownership, Uplift), breathing and visualization for board presentations, a hand-on-heart method to accept praise, and citing that imposter feelings affect 58% of employees and coexist with a 3 million global vacancy in security.
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chapters (16)
- 0:00RSAConference 2023
- 4:18History of Imposter Syndrome
- 5:30Afflicts Most People
- 7:07Imposter Types
- 8:36Not Binary - Falls in Spectrum
- 17:00Not Ready To Be A CISO
- 17:37Only when we are brave enough to explore the darkness will we discover the infinite power of our light. -Brene Brown
- 23:19Fake It Till You Make It
- 24:32Get The Facts Right
- 25:48Share Your Feelings and Failures
- 27:09Cultivate Self Compassion
- 28:43Celebrate Your Successes
- 30:54Lessons Learnt
- 31:49Ups
- 33:38BE YOU | Breathe
- 38:22Apply - "BE YOU" Framework
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