Kevin Magee: Focus on the archer. [CSO] [Career Notes]

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🗓️ 10 November 2024

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Enjoy this special encore episode where we are joined by Chief Security Officer of Microsoft Canada Kevin Magee, he's sharing his background as a historian and how it applies to his work in cybersecurity. Likening himself to a dashing Indiana Jones, Kevin talks about how he sees history unfolding and the most interesting things right now are happening in security. Spending time tinkering with things in the university's computer room under the stairs gave way to Kevin's love affair with technology. As Chief Security Officer, Kevin says he uses an analogy: "I think we focus on the arrows, not the the archer" meaning there's too much focus on the attacks rather than the ones mounting them. As a historian and witness to our current history, Kevin sees the changes all affecting cybersecurity. We thank Kevin for sharing his story with us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:48.3	Hi, I'm Kevin McGee, and I'm the Chief Security Officer of Microsoft Canada.
2:06.7	Well, I'm actually educated as a historian, and that's what my degree is, and that's kind of how I think about myself.
2:11.5	And that point of view of my early education has really shaped my life and my career.
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