Show Notes
Chris Hughes is the CISO and Co-Founder of Aquia and has nearly 20 years of Cyber/IT experience. He's an Air Force veteran as well as former Government civil service employee with the U.S. Navy and FedRAMP. Chris also teaches in two M.S. Cyber Programs at Capitol Technology University and UMGC. Chris is passionate about Cloud Security and is active with the Cloud Security Alliance and Cloud Native Computing Foundation and he also hosts a podcast called "Resilient Cyber".
Key Takeaways:
02:52 Bio
04:24 What motivates Chris?
06:03 Time management
07:24 Failing up – lessons learned
09:09 Habits and mindset
10:59 Chris’ podcast – Resilient Cyber
13:09 Branding & persona – using your vulnerability
15:07 Using your network
19:06 Stop waiting and start working harder
20:40 Maintaining authenticity
22:22 Input vs. Output
25:13 Talking Legacy
28:12 Being resilient
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