Alyssa Miller leads the security strategy for S&P Global Ratings as Business Information Security Officer (BISO), connecting corporate security objectives to business initiatives. She blends a unique mix of technical expertise and executive presence to bridge the gap that can often form between security practitioners and business leaders. Her goal is to change how we look at the security of our interconnected way of life and focus attention on defending privacy and cultivating trust.
A native of Milwaukee, Alyssa began her IT career as a programmer for a Wisconsin-based financial software provider. Her security passion quickly shaped her career as she moved into a leadership role within the ethical hacking team, conducting penetration testing and application assessments along with her team.
As a hacker, Alyssa has a passion for security that she evangelizes to business leaders and industry audiences through her work as a cybersecurity professional and through her various public speaking engagements. When not engaged in security research and advocacy, she is also an accomplished soccer referee, guitarist, and photographer.
In this episode, we discuss why she misses conferences, starting with computers at an early age, diversity, equity, and inclusion, the discrimination she has faced, the lack of understanding of privilege, discriminatory hiring practices, how to be an ally, and so much more!
Where you can find Alyssa:
#127 – Douglas Brush (Part 5): Analysis Paralysis
#126 – Douglas Brush (Part 4): Dollars and Cents, Not Bytes
#125 – Douglas Brush (Part 3): What is a Special Master?
#124 – Douglas Brush (Part 2): Words of Advice
#123 – Douglas Brush (Part 1): Guess Who’s Back, Dougie’s Back
#122 – Leeann Nicolo: Go For It
#121 – Shannon Brazil: Teach Business to Tech People
#120 – Cimone Wright-Hamor: Cybersecurity Is An Applied Field
#119 – Jenna Waters: This Is My Team
#118 – Nato Riley: Reinvent Reality and Reinvent the World
#117 – Sara Avery: Go After What You Want
#116 – Jennifer Brown: This Is A Wakeup Call
#114 – Chloé Messdaghi: How Can We Do Better
#113 – Julian Waits: Diversity of Thought
#112: Douglas Brush – Pain Is Inevitable, Suffering Is Optional
#111 – Danny Akacki: Work Worth Doing
#110 – Ryan Louie: Security Starts In the Mind
#109 – Amanda Berlin: Happier People Stay Longer
#108 – Bill Hudenko: The Mind Body Connection
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