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Kavya Pearlman - From Hairstylist to CISO to XR Superhero

Kavya Pearlman - From Hairstylist to CISO to XR Superhero

FromGetting Into Infosec


Kavya Pearlman - From Hairstylist to CISO to XR Superhero

FromGetting Into Infosec

ratings:
Length:
38 minutes
Released:
Apr 18, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Kavya Pearlman is an award-winning cybersecurity professional with a deep interest in immersive and emerging technologies. Kavya is the founder of the non-profit XR Safety Initiative (XRSI). XRSI is the first global effort to promote privacy, security, ethics, and develop standards and guidelines for Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, and Mixed Reality (VR/AR/MR), collectively known as XR.
Kavya is constantly exploring new technologies to solve current cybersecurity challenges.
Quotes:

"Money, money, money. How much money [are] you going to make? I was so put off. No, it's not about money. I really just want to learn." 
"What would you become when you grow up? I would be a D.I.G. (Deputy Inspector General)."
"This country needs me. This world needs me."
"You owe it to yourself to explore this little itch, and figure out whether this is your passion or not." 
"You will inevitably make (sometimes) bad decisions."
"Technical support IS security." 
"I don't think anyone read that [report], but then it gave me some satisfaction that this is awesome. I can actually take what I'm learning and apply it to the job." 
"Believe in yourself. Not just for information security." 

Links:

Kavya Pearlman - https://twitter.com/KavyaPearlman
XRSI - https://www.xrsi.org/
Caroline Wong - https://twitter.com/carolinewmwong
Steve Hunt [22:17] - https://twitter.com/Steve_Hunt

Getting Into Infosec:

Breaking IN: A Practical Guide to Starting a Career in Information Security: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07N15GTPC/
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Released:
Apr 18, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (62)

Interviews with people who have transitioned and got jobs in #infosec and #cybersecurity so you can learn and be inspired from their experience. There is no linear path into the field of Information Security, so the hope is that you will resonate with at least one of the guests. Some of my guests were teachers, paralegals, librarians, military vets, developers, and IT help desk techs (to name a few) before transitioning. Also featuring "spoof" ads poking fun at the industry.