▶️ Bio your way, with a dash of cybersecurity.

A not necessarily thrilling career path, with many twists and turns. My first career was as a technician/administrator, then I started studying again at the age of 30 and became an IT Security Officer almost ‘by chance’ (or at least much sooner than I had hoped).

I’ve moved back and forth between the public and private sectors, getting my feet stuck in the carpet, sometimes losing life points… before getting them back. And one constant: I’ve always met good people and been able to count on them. 🙏

▶️ What makes you want to get involved in cybersecurity every day?

The idea of being able to say to myself ‘OK, I’m helping to build or implement something’. It’s never perfect, it’s all about compromise.

You need endurance to take on a leadership role and lead it against the wind (and sometimes the tide).

But you prioritise, you move forward, you make progress, you eliminate the problems 💪 (and you unpack the list of the following 87568232 😅).

▶️ Which song have you chosen, with a direct or subtle link to cybersecurity?

💥Boum! by Trenet.

There’s not much in French chanson, even less from that era than those under twenty… thirty… that people don’t know any more. 😆

What’s the link with cyber?

The virtual boom of the detonation of the malicious charge, the boom that the heart makes (sometimes) when it sees a serious problem… and the fact that it’s the background music when we discover Silva, the bad guy in Skyfall, who is nothing more or less than a classy hacker (and without a hoodie 😎).

And finally, the light-hearted tone of the song is a good contrast to the importance of cyber. It’s a reminder that in a serious field, you have to be serious but not necessarily take yourself too seriously.

▶️ Extract that brings the song and cybersecurity closer together.

[…] ‘boum
Quand notre cœur fait boum’ […]

▶️ A conclusion.

Raise awareness, protect, measure. Start again.

📢 Glossary: Group CISO – Group Chief Information Security Officer

The CISO (Chief Information Security Officer) is a senior manager responsible for guaranteeing the security of an organisation’s information system. Their main responsibilities are to:

– Drawing up and implementing the company’s IT security strategy.
– Identifying, assessing and managing cybersecurity risks.
– Ensuring compliance with current information security regulations.
– Protect the organisation’s sensitive data and information assets.
– Raising awareness and training employees in IT security issues.
– Supervising the management of security incidents.
– Keeping a technological watch on new threats and security solutions.

The Group CISO must have technical skills in IT security, as well as leadership, communication and project management skills.

Often reporting to General Management, they play a strategic role in protecting the company’s digital assets.