Today, I converse with Gbolabo Awelewa; a tech management strategist and cybersecurity specialist with over a decade’s experience in the design, development and management of secure information systems and enterprise infrastructure. Gbolabo is currently the CTO and Country Manager of Infoprive Group.
Key Points
We kick off with the evolution and importance of cybersecurity in Africa. Gbolabo sums up his take in these precise words; “You have to have a plan to protect your assets…intellectual property…customer details…transactions online…there just has to be some level of investment in cybersecurity for everything you need to do today.” [03:04]
Gbolabo and I exchange thoughts on the ongoing "Certification vs. Experience" debate in the cybersecurity sector. Gbolabo shares funny stories from his experience with recruiting talents. [17:05]
Gbolabo gives tips to newbies seeking to pivot into the cyber security space. [26:00]
Gbolabo hammers on the importance of mentorship, the role mentees have to play in their mentorship success, and how to reach mentors in the cyber security space. He also mentions a fun and helpful fact here. [34:22]
Of course, I don’t miss out on asking the bonus fun question: What would you be doing if you weren’t in the cyber security space? Gbolabo definitely surprises me with his response to this. [39:26]
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