My Cyber Why — Episode 12: Limor Sylvie Kessem, Security Research Lead at IBM
Welcome to episode 12 of “My Cyber Why”! — a glimpse into the life and work of experts from around the world who have dedicated themselves to protecting cyberspace.
There’s no shortage of scary headlines about the latest hacks and malware releases. But what doesn’t make the headlines are the inspiring stories of the people who work every day to make the cyber world a safer place. These are their stories and cybersecurity is their passion.
In each episode guests answer four questions:
1. Who are you?
2. What do you do in cyber?
3. Why do you do it?
4. How can people get involved or learn more?
Today’s guest is Limor Sylvie Kessem, CISO, CISM, Security Research Reviews Lead for IBM Security. Limor is an accomplished speaker, prolific author and a strong advocate for women in security. She has also been recently recognized as one of SC Magazine UK’s Most Influential Women in Cyber for 2019.
Limor manages the IBM global security research process to ensure adherence to GRC requirements and regularly posts deep insights and analysis of the latest cyber-attacks, vulnerabilities, malware, adversarial tactics, and artificial intelligence threats. She’s also a fan of racing cars and MMA, she’s a new mom, and an overall badass.
Catch up with Limor in the video below!
(Apologies in advance that it sounds like there may have been a ghost in my audio machine for parts of this interview, but Limor’s audio is perfect and that’s what matters!)
Timestamps
[0:29] Welcome Limor
[1:28] Limor: daredevil, martial artist, extreme sports mom
[3:18] Extreme cyber defender and researcher
[5:32] The importance of community in security research
[6:29] What could possibly go wrong?
[8:49] Limor’s #MyCyberWhy
[11:12] How cybersecurity is like martial arts — and parenting
[12:43] How can people get involved?
[13:35] Keep the focus where we’ve failed as a community
[15:35] What would you tell your child about being in security?
Thanks for listening! #MyCyberWhy
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