Show Notes
In this episode of the Share Today, Save Tomorrow podcast, our General Manager Ivano Bongiovanni sits down with Jess Dodson, Cloud Solution Architect at Microsoft and long-time friend of AUSCERT. With her signature blend of technical insight and infectious enthusiasm, Jess shares her unconventional journey into cyber security, ranging from sysadmin roots to strategic security leadership.
The conversation dives into the importance of mastering the basics, the evolving role of communication in cyber strategy, and the challenges facing SMBs and government sectors. Jess also offers her take on AI’s impact on data protection, the Essential Eight (with a sci-fi twist), and why reframing cyber security as business transformation is key to resilience.
Listen now and join the conversation on how we can build a more secure, inclusive, and forward-thinking cyber industry.
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