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Episode Synopsis
Karl Sharman is head of cybersecurity of solutions and consultancy for Stott and May in North America. He has helped build and scale teams across multiple types of business including Fortune 500, Pre-IPO late stage ventures, early stage startups, security consultancies and MSSPs. Karl Sharman is often brought on by companies for either extremely difficult hires, mass hires at speed and scale or discreet leadership hires. As a contributor and a consultant to the cybersecurity sector, Karl contributes with regular white papers, podcasts and public speaking, He was was recently featured in the top 1% of Search & Staffing Professionals globally by LinkedIn.
The discussion in this episode covered the following
How to transition to cybersecurity from another profession
Is soccer not a lot more fun than cybersecurity?
Commitment, passion, and perseverance for cybersecurity personnel
Why work at Dark Rhino Security vs Disney, Goldman Sachs, Nike
Do people quit over money?
Diverse voices and personnel engagement and being valued
When a company scales what changes?
Maintaining your values during hypergrowth
The one question that should be asked in every interview
Is it okay to put people under pressure in an interview?
Strategies that work for cybersecurity companies
Rapid advancement-get comfortable with being uncomfortable
Right processes with the right people
2021 outlook for cybersecurity? Detection and Response?
Karl Sharman's upcoming works
Additionally Karl's knowledge and experience cover the following:
Specialities: CISO, Compliance, Risk, Incident Response, Digital Forensics, Ransomware, Architecture & Engineering, Governance, Audit, Security, Cyber, Physical Security, Resilience, Business Continuity, Cyber Insurance, Product Security, Mobile Security, Application Security, IAM, Disaster Recovery, Strategy, Operations.
Frameworks: NIST, ISO, PCI, COBIT, HiTrust & NERC Regulations: NYDFS, GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA, FISMA
To learn more about Karl Sharman visit
To learn more about Dark Rhino Security
The video cast for this episode can be found here
The discussion in this episode covered the following
How to transition to cybersecurity from another profession
Is soccer not a lot more fun than cybersecurity?
Commitment, passion, and perseverance for cybersecurity personnel
Why work at Dark Rhino Security vs Disney, Goldman Sachs, Nike
Do people quit over money?
Diverse voices and personnel engagement and being valued
When a company scales what changes?
Maintaining your values during hypergrowth
The one question that should be asked in every interview
Is it okay to put people under pressure in an interview?
Strategies that work for cybersecurity companies
Rapid advancement-get comfortable with being uncomfortable
Right processes with the right people
2021 outlook for cybersecurity? Detection and Response?
Karl Sharman's upcoming works
Additionally Karl's knowledge and experience cover the following:
Specialities: CISO, Compliance, Risk, Incident Response, Digital Forensics, Ransomware, Architecture & Engineering, Governance, Audit, Security, Cyber, Physical Security, Resilience, Business Continuity, Cyber Insurance, Product Security, Mobile Security, Application Security, IAM, Disaster Recovery, Strategy, Operations.
Frameworks: NIST, ISO, PCI, COBIT, HiTrust & NERC Regulations: NYDFS, GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA, FISMA
To learn more about Karl Sharman visit
To learn more about Dark Rhino Security
The video cast for this episode can be found here
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