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Jaya Baloo: Don't be afraid to bounce ideas off your teammates. [CISO] [Career Notes]

CyberWire Daily

N2K Networks, Inc.

Tech News, Daily News, News, Technology

4.81.1K Ratings

🗓️ 19 April 2026

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

Please enjoy this encore of Career Notes. Jaya Baloo, a Chief Information Security Officer from Avast sits down to share her story, sharing how she got into the technology field at a younger age with being introduced to computers and games on her PS 24. She started off going to college for political science and after not knowing what to do after that, she got her first start in cybersecurity. After falling in love with cybersecurity she kept moving up the ranks in different organizations before finding herself at Avast. She shares that at Avast she leans on her team quite a bit and you should never be afraid to bounce ideas off of your teammates. She says "The best ideas come from like bouncing ideas off of each other, sharing within the group and then if I can't figure it out myself, that's why I hire these amazing individuals it's to help me figure it out." We thank Jaya for sharing her story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:11.4

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0:16.3

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0:22.7

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0:41.4

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1:07.1

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1:11.6

Hi, I'm Jay Baloo, and I'm a chief information security officer at Avast.

1:30.0

I wanted to be a brain surgeon because why not,

1:33.2

and then an astronaut,

1:34.6

and then I thought that I wanted to be a diplomat for the United States

1:39.1

and try to save the world.

1:46.3

I was obsessed with my computer when I was nine for Christmas.

1:51.2

I got a Commodore 64, like I think a whole bunch of other people did.

1:55.2

But I, when I was younger, I also had courses in Basic in PS 24 in Queens, and I loved it.

2:03.6

I was pretty much hooked and so begging for a computer.

2:09.6

I also got into some slightly stady stuff.

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