In this episode of Life of a CISO, Dr. Cole takes you through the journey of pushing your limits to the max and forcing yourself out of your comfort zones to reach your full potential as a World-Class CISO.

In this episode:

  • 1:00– What lessons can you learn from an everyday movie you watch?
  • 3:00– Do you really know what you’re capable of as a CISO?
  • 3:30– Most people stay in their comfort zone.
  • 4:30– Unless you push the limit you don’t know what you’re capable of
  • 5:00– Following my 100-day video challenge.
  • 6:00– World-class CISOs push themselves out of their comfort zone.
  • 6:30– Lessons learned from the movie Top Gun Maverick
  • 7:00– How many stages have you been on in your life?
  • 7:30– Are you pushing the limit to the max?
  • 9:00– Free yourself of limiting beliefs.
  • 15:00– CISOs need to translate for executives.
  • 16:00– Importance of CISOs communicating with the executive team.
  • 17:00– Don’t pre-judge a situation before understanding it.
  • 20:00– Surround yourself with people who influence you.
  • 23:00– Running the 4-minute mile an example of the impossible is possible.
  • 25:00– Breaches are inevitable but detecting them in a timely manner matters
  • 26:00– To be the best requires reps
  • 28:00– Become a CISO because you’re passionate about it
  • 30:00– The world needs CISOs as much as security engineers.