Show notes
Cameron McLean is the Chief Information Officer at Yarra Valley Water, Melbourne's largest retail water utility, providing essential water and sanitation services to more than 1.8 million people. He developed his knowledge of and passion for Cyber Security during his time as CTO and General Manager of a credit card payments organisation, and this has stood him in good stead for the challenges facing his current industry. During this episode, Cameron will share how to implement new strategies without disrupting your organisation. Learn from his hands-on experiences with security breaches and bring your security team together while fitting the needs of the leader and organisation. Find out ways to accept ongoing challenges for long term success and apply practical yet powerful advice as a new Cyber Security leader. Links: LinkedIn Time Stamps: 00:39 - Cameron’s background and introduction 03:33 - Learning from hands-on experiences with security breaches 04:30 - “Security is the number one issue for an organisation that relies on trust.” - Cameron McLean 06:36 - Bringing your security team together while fitting the needs of the leader and organisation 07:50 - Hiring your team internally vs external employments 10:18 - Outsourcing working to a third party hire 12:11 - Overcoming challenges when building a new security team 12:32 - “The real challenge was gently but pointedly helping people understand that perhaps they didn’t know as much as they thought they did.” - Cameron McLean 15:13 - Accepting ongoing challenges for long term success 17:06 - Practical and powerful advice for new Cyber Security leaders 17:35 - “Invest in yourself. Invest in your own learning.” - Cameron McLean
