Listen "Securing Billions in Aircraft Assets | John Rojas, Vice President, IT, Air Lease"
Episode Synopsis
Host Aleksandra Melnikova of Founder's Office at SquareX sits down with John Rojas, Vice President, IT, of Air Lease. In this episode of The Fearless Podcast, they discuss John's fascinating transition from Marine Corps communications to managing cybersecurity for one of the world's largest aircraft leasing companies. John shares insights on protecting billions in assets, the unique challenges of securing global business travelers, and his pragmatic approach to managing AI risks within the enterprise. He also emphasizes on the need to build a culture of security by putting people first and the necessity of training employees to be the first line of defense.00:00 Building security culture at Air Lease8:37 Cyber challenges in aviation12:41 Keeping security simple, especially for employees who travel17:15 Approach to browser security and malicious extensions24:30 John's people-first leadership approach29:12 Why employees remain the biggest security risk35:53 How AI will mature in the next 5 years🔔 Follow John and Aleksandra on:https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-r-59408a4/https://www.linkedin.com/in/aleksandra-melnikova-1012/🔥 Powered by SquareXDeployed as a lightweight extension, SquareX turns any browser, on any device, into a secure enterprise browser. Find out more about SquareX at https://hubs.la/Q03rPcbf0
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