Return guest Robert Wood is the CISO for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. He leads enterprise cyber security, compliance, privacy, and counter intelligence functions at CMS and ensures the Agency complies with secure IT requirements while encouraging innovation.

In this episode, Robert discusses with Caroline how big changes and organizational pivots can bring just as much opportunity as they do anxiety. He shares his perspective on how he guides his team through turbulent times, and what other leaders can do to support their people and help them pursue new ideas on how to work better together and achieve even bigger goals than before.

If you like this episode, we recommend checking out another initiative Robert is working on  — The Soft Side of Cyber (https://www.softsideofcyber.com/), where security practitioners can develop their communication, critical thinking, and leadership skills.

Episode 83: Building Security Resilience in Turbulent Times | Robert Wood

Learn about the life and work of Caroline Wong as described by a group of high schoolers attending the camp Girls Talk Math at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. By Lily Taylor, Zoe Tobien, Tehya Weaver, and Tayloir Wiley.

Check out the corresponding blog post about the RSA Encryption Cryptography problem set these campers solved at https://girlstalkmath.com/2019/07/12/rsa-encryption-cryptography-3/

Many thanks to Girls Rock NC’s Teen AXN League for the amazing intro/outro song!

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Episode 83: Building Security Resilience in Turbulent Times | Robert Wood

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