Balancing Act: Merging Cybersecurity and Business Strategies with Sheena Peeters

After beginning her career as a management consultant, Sheena Peeters has worked in a variety of roles within tech and cybersecurity, including founding her own startup, and executing digital strategies for companies like NAB and Australia Post in key management positions. Sheena chats with Cole Cornford about aligning cybersecurity strategy with business strategy, fostering a culture of shared responsibility, the challenges of measuring ROI in cybersecurity, and plenty more. Secured by Galah Cyber website 6:00 - Discussion on Sheena’s career background.8:00 - Sheena discusses the start of her career in consulting, highlighting its benefits.10:30 - Cole shares his experience and challenges moving into consulting.13:30 - Cole asks about the essential qualities required for leaders of companies.17:00 - Cole addresses the challenges of having just a one or two-person cybersecurity team.20:20 - Sheena shares strategies on how to encourage shared responsibility throughout a company.23:30 - Cole discusses the negative dynamic between security teams and the rest of the company.25:20 - Sheena emphasizes that the security architect should be part of the architecture team.26:20 - Cole presents two models that security architects typically fall into.32:20 - Cole asks about decision-making strategies regarding resource allocation.32:40 - Sheena insists that the cybersecurity strategy needs to align with the business strategy.34:20 - Sheena highlights the rapid changes in the cybersecurity field.34:50 - Sheena asserts that compliance is not a strategy.36:50 - Cole addresses the difficulty in measuring ROI in cybersecurity and asks about Sheena's strategies.42:50 - Rapid fire questions begin.49:00 - Sheena's piece of advice: the importance of collaboration and cooperation.