Can’t You Just Pop Out of Zeus’ Head a Fully Formed Security Professional?

<p>All links and images for this episode can be found on <a href= "https://cisoseries.com/cant-you-just-pop-out-of-zeus-head-a-fully-formed-security-professional/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CISO Series</a>.</p> <p>Companies want to hire security professionals who know everything. Eager professionals who want all those skills are screaming please hire me and <em>train</em> me. But unlike the military which can turn a teenager into a soldier in 16 weeks, corporations in dire of cybersecurity help have little to no means to train. They're just hoping they'll show up perfect and ready to fight in a digital war.</p> <p>This week’s episode is hosted by me, <a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidspark/">David Spark</a> (<a href="http://twitter.com/dspark">@dspark</a>), producer of CISO Series and <a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/csoandy/">Andy Ellis</a> (<a href="http://twitter.com/csoandy">@csoandy</a>), operating partner, <a href="http://ylventures.com/">YL Ventures</a>. Our guest is <a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/josephlewissenior/">Joe Lowis</a>, CISO, <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/">CDC</a>.</p> <p><strong>Thanks to our podcast sponsor, Cyolo</strong></p> <p><a href= "https://info.cyolo.io/cyolo-the-future-of-sra-is-zero-trust-access" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src= "https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/show/24425/banner-ad-Cyolo_600x100-3.png" alt="Cyolo" width="600" height="100" /></a></p> <p><em>Too many critical assets and systems remain exposed because traditional secure access solutions are not able to protect the high-risk access scenarios and legacy applications that keep business operations running. With its trustless zero-trust access solution, <a href= "https://info.cyolo.io/cyolo-the-future-of-sra-is-zero-trust-access" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cyolo</a> gives organizations the visibility and access control they need to secure every connection.</em></p> <p>In this episode:</p> <ul> <li>Is it realistic for companies to hire security professionals who know everything?</li> <l