This week, host Manoj Tandon is joined by Josh Harrington. Josh is a CISSP, CCSP-certified Director of IT and Security at Wattpad. He has a degree in Information Technology with a specialization in Networking and IT Security and a minor in operations management. With nearly a decade of cyber and IT-related experience, Josh has utilized his knowledge of industry threats and emerging technologies to guide businesses in advisory roles from implementation to leadership development both internationally and in the Greater Toronto Area.
Chapter Titles:
00:00 Introduction
01:22 Josh’s story
03:10 The challenge of a Cybersecurity career
04:00 How has your previous experience helped prepare you for your position today?
05:55 Hands-on Experience: required or not?
07:42 Wattpad
08:22 Security Challenges for open-source platforms
11:50 Top 3 areas of Security
15:10 Must have Security tools
16:20 The Future of Cyber: Where is it going?
21:13 3rd party risk
23:40 Key points for employees regarding security
27:32 Message for young cyber professionals
33:37 What has helped you grow in IT?
36:50 A must for a resume
42:27 Connecting with Josh
To learn more about Josh visit LinkedIn
Dark Rhino Security’s “Security Confidential” is a weekly Cybersecurity podcast where Host, Manoj Tandon, talks to Infosec and Cybersecurity professionals about the current issues going on in our industry. Guests are able to share their stories about how they began their journey into cybersecurity and connect with our audience. Listeners are able to tune in through Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, iHeartRadio, Youtube, LinkedIn, and more.
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Check out the other episodes in Season 7:
Ep. 1 Ron Eddings – Cybersecurity Advocate, Creative Director, Podcast Executive
Ep. 2 Josh Harrington – Director of Security at Wattpad
Ep. 3 Joshua Brown- H&R Block, Zero Trust, and Cyber Culture
Ep. 4 Dallas Baker – Veteran to Cyber Professional
Ep. 5 Paul Hamman – Stepping Out of Your Comfort Zone
Ep. 6 Karim Hijazi – Prevailion, Entrepreneurship, and The Introverted Iconoclast
Ep. 7 Rafael Nunez – Mentor, Motivational Speaker, and Veteran
Ep. 8 Brian Haugli – Roe v Wade, Data, and Understanding Controls
Ep. 9 Greg Edwards – Canauri, Failure, and Ransomware
Ep. 10 Ranbir Bhutani – CyberCulture, Myth Busting, and Zero Trust
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