Cybersecurity GRC, Regulatory Issues & Start Wars w/ Dr. Jason Edwards - Hyperdrive Minds Podcast 3

Dr Jason Edwards, DM, CRISC, CISSP, is an author, professor, and a Principal in Cybersecurity Regulatory Assurance for Amazon Web Services. He is a wealth of knowledge and fun to talk with. Fair Warning, we spent a fifth of the podcast talking about Star Wars :)

GUEST:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonedwardsdmist/
Website: https://jason-edwards.me/
Books on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Jason-Edwards/author/B0CV241HQX?ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true

Timestamps:
3:10 - Favorite Star Wars movie
7:22 - LinkedIn content strategy
11:17 - How Jason landed in Cybersecurity
14:48 - Advice on landing a career in Cybersecurity
15:49 - Overcoming Imposter Syndrome
19:00 - Star Wars Part 2 - It brings everyone together
28:51 - Guidance on Cybersecurity certifications
34:13 - Jason's book on Cybersecurity Hiring
35:06 - Resume advice and the keyword game
39:26 - Job market in 2024 and challenges with RTO
47:38 - Cybersecurity laws (or lack there of)
57:51 - Leave the World Behind movie
1:01:27 - Concerns over AI
1:07:01 - Speculation on what happened with Open AI & Sam Altman
1:13:50 - Jason's go-to sources of info & importance of being well-rounded
1:20:34 - Return to office mandates part 2
1:21:30 - NIST 2.0
1:24:36 - Cybersecurity regulatory concerns
1:27:54 - Star Wars Part 3 & thoughts on Rebel Moon
1:31:20 - Dealing with haters (haters gonna hate no matter what)

HOST:
Blake Williams - Founder / Headhunter at Hyperdrive Recruiting
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