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Michael Scott: A team of humble intellects. [Information security] [Career Notes]

CyberWire Daily

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4.61K Ratings

🗓️ 4 January 2026

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

Please enjoy this encore of Career Notes. Chief Information Security Officer at Immuta, Michael Scott shares his story from working at a forgotten internet service provider to leading the security fight for major food chain restaurants. Michael explains how the different roles at various companies he has worked with paved his way to where he is now at Immuta. He works with a group of colleagues and he leads in a different style, describing that "It really is just a collection of a lot of, we call humble intellects" working with him. Michael attributes adversity to being a cornerstone of existence in the security community, and explains how that helps him keep up the fight. We thank Michael for sharing his story with us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Hello, my name is Mike Scott and I'm a Chief Information Security Officer at the Mutual.

0:52.3

My first introduction was really in the Navy right after high school.

0:57.0

Looking at different things from satellite imagery, working with Solaris, like Sparks and things like that,

1:05.0

really got my first introduction into working with PCs on a regular basis, but also the concepts of

1:13.1

data protection and security as well. Growing up in a small town, really not sure what I wanted

1:21.1

to do when I grew up, the Navy seemed like a good place to start. And, you know, really was a

1:26.6

fantastic few years for me to, if nothing more, motivate me to get into the career I am now.

1:35.2

So after that, I got my first technology job right out of the Navy working for an Internet service provider.

1:43.0

That really gave me an opportunity to expand upon networking,

1:47.7

network concepts, early days of internet service, you know, when AOL is still sending out discs.

1:55.7

And then that company, about a year and a half later, went bankrupt as aOL and some of the other providers exploded.

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