In this episode of the Digital Trust podcast, hosts Christian Redshaw and Rossilyne Tan speak with Kelly Hood, co-founder of Optic Cyber Solutions. Kelly shares her unique career path from chemical engineering to cybersecurity and highlights the challenges of being a security professional. She emphasizes that cybersecurity is often seen as a barrier by IT teams and should be viewed as a puzzle with many pieces, not just a collection of tools. Kelly advises IT professionals to use structured frameworks like NIST to guide their efforts, ensuring they have a comprehensive strategy that prioritizes risks and balances technology with people and processes.

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