In this episode of The New CISO, Steve is joined by guest Rupa Parameswaran, former Head of Security at Amplitude and current VP of Security & IT at Handshake.
Growing up, Rupa was initially given a choice: to marry, or become a doctor or engineer. With the support of her family, Rupa pursued her passions as a leader in the cyber security world. Listen to the episode to learn more about Rupa’s advice to the listeners, her first product development opportunity, and why every CISO needs to understand the power of influence.
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Rupa Parameswaran
Rupa is a security and privacy expert with over 20 years of research and industry experience, building and driving trust and security programs at startups and billion-dollar brands. She works closely with business leaders to create relevant secure-by-design and default controls that enable businesses to function efficiently and securely. Currently, she is the VP of Security and IT at Handshake, where she is partnering with the team in its mission to give all students a secure platform to build the career they want, no matter where they’re from or what school they attend. Rupa’s focus on shifting security left by providing Engineers and DevOps teams with relevant training, timely alerting, and recommendations for remediating security misconfigurations as part of the secure software development lifecycle has successfully transformed the security mindset of many engineering teams at Amplitude and all her previous employers.
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