Building a Cybersecurity Career: The Journey to CISO
March 21, 2023
Hosted by Joshua Nicholson
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Join us for the 9th episode of Cyber Security America as we explore the journey of a cybersecurity professional who climbed the ranks from junior Cybersecurity consultant to the coveted position of Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). Our guest, Josh, shares his experience of working as a consultant at EY and ultimately leading the cybersecurity efforts at General Atlantic, managing over 84.4 billion in assets under management. Josh discusses how he established and developed a leading cybersecurity function at Pine River Capital Management and led cyber threat management advisory services for financial sector clients during his 10-year tenure at EY. He also shares his insights on the most critical cybersecurity challenges facing organizations today, including threat intelligence, vulnerability identification and remediation, security monitoring and analytics, incident management, and security engineering. In addition, Josh serves as the Chairman of the FS-ISAC Alternative Investors Council and formerly served as a Cybersecurity Advisory Board Member for Pace University’s Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems. With a bachelor’s and master’s degree in Computer Science from Dartmouth College, he is also a certified CISSP. Join us to gain valuable insights from Josh’s cybersecurity journey and learn from his experience in dealing with the most pressing cybersecurity issues. Don't forget to use the following hashtags for the most popular cybersecurity topics: #cybersecurity #CISO #infosec #threatintelligence #vulnerabilitymanagement #securitymonitoring #incidentmanagement #securityengineering #FSISAC #CISSP #GeneralAtlantic #PineRiverCapital #EY #deepseas #DartmouthCollege #SeidenbergSchool #cybersecurityamerica
Cyber Security America
Tuesday at 9AM Pacific Time on VoiceAmerica Business Channel
On the front lines of technology and business there’s a battle of survival. Behind the scenes, businesses are on a mission to keep a vigilant watch for threats in an ongoing Cyber War. But it’s not just about malware, ransomware, and breaches anymore. The obstacles and barriers companies face today are bigger and badder than ever — and these cyber threats are forcing them to prove they’re secure for the future. So when you need answers to win the battle, tune into Cyber Security America with your host Joshua Nicholson. You’ll learn what it’s like running cyber security operations teams inside some of the world’s largest companies. It’s a cyber backstage pass and real world advice for cyber defenders, CISOs, and security professionals. Cyber Security America airs every Tuesday at 9 AM Pacific, 12 Noon Eastern on the VoiceAmerica Business Channel.
Joshua Nicholson
Joshua R. Nicholson is a multi-faceted, strategic, and accomplished former U.S. Marine Corps, Sgt., global leader, and respected member of the international cyber security & IT communities. He has 24 years of "hands-on keyboard" technology experience coupled with direct CXO and Board transformation enablement skills. He has strong business acumen, extensive industry relationships, expert technical skills in several domains of IT and Security, and deep experience driving Information Security outcomes. Mr. Nicholson has a proven history delivering on large scale global enterprise information security projects and programs. He has broad experience working and travelling internationally (U.K., EU, Middle East, Asia, Australia) maintaining and building strong customer relationships with key foreign executives and Chief Information Security Officers. His strong technology and cyber engineering skills, coupled with a smooth and confident style of explaining highly technical terms in easy-to-understand business language, is a key attribute of his leadershp style.
