CISO Conversations: Tarah Wheeler, Cybersecurity Leader, Thought Leader and Original Thinker
Tarah Wheeler is CISO at TPO Group. TPO is an acronym for technology, policy and operations, and the firm provides cybersecurity consultancy for high-stakes organizations such as critical industries and federal agencies. But despite this elevated position, her journey was far from typical.
“I absolutely did not choose this career on purpose,” she said. “No, I fell backwards into it. I feel like this career dragged me into an alley, coshed me over the head, and said, ‘You’re one of us now. kid’.”
For Americans unfamiliar with British slang, the ‘cosh’ phrase would be better understood as ‘hit me over the head with a baseball bat’ – and it may be worth noting that although born in Washington, Wheeler is currently studying at Oxford in the UK.
“At heart, I think of myself as a social scientist and writer. There is no better place than cybersecurity to see how people...
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