Episode #21. Anna Leibel, CIO, UniSuper
“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