A Pioneering Career in Cybersecurity - Chris Girling

We were honored to welcome Chris Girling, Partner, Cyber Risk and Resilience at PwC Switzerland, onto the EMEA Recruitment podcast. “Cybersecurity has become a question of when, not if.” Chris explains his career journey from Computer Science to Cyber Security and addresses the biggest challenges currently facing organizations. To find a particular part of the episode, please use the timestamps below: 01:30: The last thing that made Chris smile 03:30: Why Chris chose the Computer Science route 08:15: The root of Chris’ passion 09:40: How Chris entered a career in Cyber and Risk 18:20: Defining moments from roles at Credit Suisse 23:05: How Chris’ role has evolved to a board leader 26:25: The common blind spots in organizations 32:00: Cyber challenges and growing threats 37:00: Supporting SMEs vs. multinationals 40:45: The skills needed in the next decade 43:00: How Chris’ awareness of Cybersecurity affects life outside of work 44:45: The danger of deepfakes and learnings for collective defense 47:55: Chris’ advice for his younger self Read the full episode summary on our website: https://www.emearecruitment.com/podca... We're proud to partner with Operation Smile, an international medical charity that provides life-changing surgery to children born with cleft lip and palate. We’re proud to raise vital funds and awareness of the work they do through the EMEA Recruitment podcast. Find out more: https://www.emearecruitment.com/pages... To share the topics you’d like to hear about on the podcast, please reach out: [email protected]