Title: Evolution of cyber security teams and the CISO relationship with c-level executives and the Board
Description:
In this episode, Steven Paul hosts Maggie Calle. Maggie currently serves as the chief information security officer at Varicent, based in Canada. For over two decades, she has held several leadership roles in the financial, insurance, and retail and technology sectors. She has successfully embedded “tone at the top” in the management and oversight of cybersecurity and risk management programs supporting business objectives, innovation and digital transformation.
She has been recognized as Women to Watch by the Risky Women organization, Canada’s Top 20 Women in Cybersecurity by ITWC, Top Influencer in Cybersecurity by IFSEC Global, and Cybersecurity Woman of the Year by SiberX. Regularly speaking at cybersecurity conferences, she also mentors and promotes STEM education in her community and as a guest-speaker at many educational institutions.
We will hear of Maggie’s journey and discuss with her the important topic of
✅ Information Security and Risk Management,
✅ The evolution of cyber security teams and the relationships of this within executives and board.
✅ Major issues facing the cybersecurity community, the skills sets needed at Executive and Board level to proactively manage
Name: Maggie Calle
Title: VP & CISO, Chief of Information Security
Organisation: Varicent
Bio : –
Maggie is an Information Security and Risk Professional with over 20 years of experience in the financial and insurance sector. She has a proven track record of delivering security solutions, risk management and transformational programs to solve complex security issues. She participates in activities and community events that focus on building the cyber security talent pipeline and female participation in STEM education.
She has expertise in the following domains of Information Security: identity and access management, application security, vulnerability management, endpoint protection, data loss prevention, network security, disaster recovery, business continuity planning, policy & standards development, security training/awareness/education, security governance and risk advisory services.
Hands on experience establishing and managing ITIL Service Management operational models and building strong DevSecOps cultures to effectively enable business outcomes. Very experienced managing SOC1, SOC2, 27001, 20017 certifications and NIST CSF assessments and alignment.
She holds a Master of Business Administration specializing in Risk Management and Corporate Governance and has active CISSP and PMP certifications.
