Cameron McLean is the Chief Information Officer at Yarra Valley Water, Melbourne's largest retail water utility, providing essential water and sanitation services to more than 1.8 million people. He developed his knowledge of and passion for Cyber Security during his time as CTO and General Manager of a credit card payments organisation, and this has stood him in good stead for the challenges facing his current industry.
During this episode, Cameron will share how to implement new strategies without disrupting your organisation. Learn from his hands-on experiences with security breaches and bring your security team together while fitting the needs of the leader and organisation. Find out ways to accept ongoing challenges for long term success and apply practical yet powerful advice as a new Cyber Security leader.
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Time Stamps:
- 00:39 - Cameron’s background and introduction
- 03:33 - Learning from hands-on experiences with security breaches
- 04:30 - “Security is the number one issue for an organisation that relies on trust.” - Cameron McLean
- 06:36 - Bringing your security team together while fitting the needs of the leader and organisation
- 07:50 - Hiring your team internally vs external employments
- 10:18 - Outsourcing working to a third party hire
- 12:11 - Overcoming challenges when building a new security team
- 12:32 - “The real challenge was gently but pointedly helping people understand that perhaps they didn’t know as much as they thought they did.” - Cameron McLean
- 15:13 - Accepting ongoing challenges for long term success
- 17:06 - Practical and powerful advice for new Cyber Security leaders
- 17:35 - “Invest in yourself. Invest in your own learning.” - Cameron McLean
