Sarah Armstrong-Smith is Chief Security Advisor at Microsoft and also serves as a Non-Executive Director at Decipher Cyber. Sarah has developed an extensive skill-set throughout a 20 year career in InfoSec, excelling in Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery strategy; helping to prepare and secure multi-national organisations against an ever-advancing cyber threat landscape.

We hear how Sarah got started in the industry, how her passion for disaster recovery developed, what drives her to keep pace with the landscape and her top tips for communicating effectively with C-Suite executives.

This was a really insightful episode, with lots of key takeaways.

SHORTCUTS==========Intro & Role Overview - 00:27Starting a new role during COVID - 01:20How Microsoft accelerated Teams during COVID - 01:55Key Challenges for Organisations - 08:36Managing risk in a fast-paced industry - 11:58Justifying the costs of business continuity planning - 13:54Sarah's career path within InfoSec - 17:20Education versus Business Life - 24:16Measuring the success of cyber-attack planning - 28:00Cyber frameworks as a minimum standard - 31:20Recommendations for smaller enterprises - 35:20Being a Non-Executive Director - 38:38Benefits of Decipher Cyber - 43:00Developing a passion for technology - 45:40Communicating with C-Suite and Executives - 46:40Women in InfoSec - 50:48Building credibility within the industry - 52:51Summary & Close - 55:55