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Episode #21. Anna Leibel, CIO, UniSuper

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“I think we are missing a really big opportunity to help people understand why it’s so important to have diversity. And for me, it's diversity of thought.”

— Anna Leibel

Anna Leibel is the Chief Information Officer of UniSuper, an Australian superannuation fund that provides superannuation services to employees of Australia's higher education and research sector. She has spent two decades building and leading teams to deliver business transformation, and has been successful in launching new businesses, expansion into Asia, enterprise technology, global sales, and start-ups.

During this episode, recorded in front of a live audience, Anna will share her business technology and transformation strategy for Cyber Security leaders in this digital transformation age. Learn the non negotiable traits a successful security leader must have. Gain insight into the gender diversity in the workplace and the strategy for an internal or external security breach.

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  • 01:10 - Anna Leibel introduction and background

  • 06:00 - The fundamental shift in the size and focus of security teams

  • 08:44 - Non Negotiable traits a security leader must have

  • 10:33 - Insight into the gender diversity in the workplace

  • 11:09 - “It’s so important to have diversity. Diversity of thought.” - Anna Leibel

  • 12:09 - New cyber trends from the board perspective

  • 14:49 - Are board members proactively educating themselves around cyber?

  • 16:51 - The immediate strategy for an actual security breach

  • 23:13 - Building a relationship with your CISO

  • 26:53 - Adjusting to the security language within your organisation

  • 28:17 - The role of the cloud & protection methods

  • 32:50 - Learnings from working within the cyber security industry