Show Notes
At Black Hat 2024, we sat down with Kayla Williams, Chief Information Security Officer at Devo, to discuss her career journey, the role of AI in cybersecurity, and the pervasive issue of burnout among SOC analysts. Through her research with Wakefield Research, Kayla and her team discovered that 83% of IT professionals are burnt out due to stress, lack of sleep, and anxiety. IT and Security burnout leads to breaches.
For the past 4 years, Devo has been hosting SOC Analyst Appreciation Day, a virtual event where they shower SOC analysts with the love, appreciation and recognition that they deserve.
Impactful Moments:
00:00 - Introduction
01:25 - Kayla Williams, Chief Information Security Officer at Devo
01:38 - How Kayla Became a CISO
03:06 - Challenges and Rewards
04:23 - Burnout in Cybersecurity
04:31 - 83% of IT professionals are Burnt Out
09:38 - How AI Fits into the SOC
09:59 - Key Use Cases for AI in Cybersecurity
15:07 - Insider Threat and Employees Stealing Company Data
18:14 - Non-Traditional Paths into Cybersecurity
21:00 - Future of Cybersecurity and AI
22:31 - Advice for Aspiring CISOs
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