Most Important Skills For A Senior Director Information Security At CarParts.com
Phillip, a Senior Director of Information Security, emphasizes the importance of a "jack of all trades" mentality, requiring curiosity about "how an entire organization works" to effectively provide security services across diverse departments. The ability to be "super organized" and a diligent note-taker is highlighted as crucial for success in this role, exceeding mere technical engineering skills.
Organizational Skills, Curiosity, Knowledge Integration, Note-Taking, Problem-Solving
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Phillip Chang
Senior Director - Information Security
CarParts.com
Michigan State University - 2007
UCLA Anderson MBA
Communications
Automotive & Auto Parts
Cyber Security and IT
Took Out Loans, Worked 20+ Hours in School, Greek Life Member
Video Highlights
1. Curiosity about how an entire organization works is crucial for providing effective security services across different departments (finance, accounting, HR, software engineering).
2. Being a "jack of all trades" in terms of knowledge is essential for understanding the diverse needs of various organizational functions.
3. Strong organizational skills, including note-taking and remembering key details, are highly valuable for success in this role and many other professions.
Transcript
What scales are most important for a job like yours?
In cybersecurity or information security, you're providing a service to the entire business. The most important skill set, I would say, isn't just engineering.
It's having curiosity about how an entire organization works. Only then can you provide security as a function for finance, accounting, HR, or software engineering. You need to be a jack-of-all-trades from a knowledge standpoint.
So, be thirsty when it comes to gathering knowledge and be super organized. If you are always taking notes and you remember what's happening and what needs to happen, you'll more easily succeed. I'm a huge note-taking, organizing kind of person, and I think that goes a long way, no matter your job type.
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