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The New CISO Podcast with guest Suid Adeyanju

  • Jul 13, 2023
  • 1 minute to read

Episode 95

In this episode of The New CISO, Steve is joined by guest Suid Adeyanju, CEO and Co-Founder of RiverSafe Ltd.

Although his parents dreamed of Suid becoming a lawyer or a doctor, Suid had a passion for technology. Although his path was challenging, Suid shares how he successfully transitioned from a security engineer to an entrepreneur. Tune into this week’s episode to learn more about Suid’s early career journey, the mindset differences between engineering and business leadership, and the catalyst for starting his business.

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Suid Adeyanju

Suid Adeyanju is the Co-Founder and Managing Director at cyber security consultancy firm, RiverSafe Ltd. He has previously held the profile of Principal Security Consultant at the firm. He has also worked as a Security Consultant at Transport for London and Technical Lead – Security at BP and Security Analyst at Thomson Reuters. Before co-founding RiverSafe in 2010, Suid Adeyanju worked as an Information Security consultant for various organisations in the private and public sector, initially providing his services in network security space before specialising in Security Incident and Event Management (SIEM) technologies.

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