Tarah Wheeler, CISO at TPO Group, discusses her unexpected journey into cybersecurity and her social science perspective on the field. Her insights highlight the importance of understanding human behavior in shaping effective security policies and leadership roles in cybersecurity.
Tarah Wheeler serves as the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at TPO Group, a consultancy focused on cybersecurity for high-risk sectors like federal agencies. Despite her high-level role, Wheeler states that she 'fell backwards' into the cybersecurity field rather than choosing it deliberately.
Currently studying at Oxford, Wheeler regards herself as a social scientist and writer, viewing cybersecurity as a discipline that captures human behavior under observation. This perspective informs her work in understanding the dynamics of threat and compliance.
With extensive experience including roles in red and purple teams and a focus on risk and compliance, Wheeler emphasizes the need for collective behavioral changes among large groups in security practices. She aims to improve the cybersecurity behavior of organizations.
Wheeler has authored the book 'Women in Tech: Take Your Career to the Next Level with Practical Advice and Inspiring Stories', and penned influential pieces such as a 2018 Foreign Policy article on cyberwar. Her writings have also appeared in policy papers for institutions like the Council on Foreign Relations and Harvard’s Belfer Center.
Now also serving as CISO at Red Queen Technologies, Wheeler continues to merge her passion for writing and social science with her leadership in cybersecurity. She sees potential in compliance policies to improve collective security behaviors within organizations.
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Tarah Wheeler, CISO at TPO Group, discusses her unexpected journey into cybersecurity and her social science perspective on the field. Her insights highlight the importance of understanding human behavior in shaping effective security policies and leadership roles in cybersecurity.