S4E3: Resilient Cyber w/ Dr. Nikki Robinson

In this episode of Resilient Cyber, co-host Dr. Nikki Robinson switches roles and becomes the guest to discuss her new book, Mind the Tech Gap, which explores the conflicts between IT and security teams and how to bridge those divides. Nikki shares her journey from IT operations to cybersecurity, and how her experiences inspired her to write the book.

🔑 Key Highlights:

• IT vs. Security Conflicts: Dr. Nikki delves into the challenges and misunderstandings that lead to friction between IT operations and security teams, emphasizing the need for collaboration to reduce risk.

• Bridging the Gap with Emotional Intelligence: How soft skills like empathy, communication, and emotional intelligence can improve relationships between teams and foster better outcomes.

• DevSecOps: The push for DevOps and DevSecOps has made progress in breaking down silos, but Dr. Nikki discusses the challenges for smaller teams and how larger teams can better integrate security from the start.

• Trust Building & Availability: Dr. Nikki explains the importance of availability in the CIA triad and how focusing on keeping systems online builds trust and functional collaboration between IT and security.

Tools & Resources Mentioned:

• Mind the Tech Gap: Dr. Nikki's book on addressing the disconnect between IT and security teams.

• DevSecOps: The development, security, and operations model for team collaboration.