Making A Career Transition Into Cyber Security With Martin Buckland

Cyber Career Chat Podcast

Martin Buckland is the General Manager APAC, for Huntsman Security and is responsible for the APAC region’s customer and partner engagement, as well as strategic business development. He works directly with customers, Huntsman’s channel partners, prospective customers and internal engineering and development teams to deliver solutions that deliver cyber resilience. Martin has over 25 years commercial experience developed across both international and domestic markets. Martin is passionate about the need to elevate the discussion on cyber security to all aspects of business, recognising there is a need to demystify the topic, rationalise and contextualise the business risk, and assist in the development of appropriate mitigation strategies. As organisations undertake their own digital transformations their requirement for cyber security education will increase. Before joining Huntsman Security, Martin held various senior executive positions across travel, hospitality and fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG). Having made the transition into the cyber security field, Martin shares his experience with a view to encouraging others to make the shift. Questions: Martin's current role as GM of Huntsman Security and what that entails What has it been like moving into the security industry at a senior level? What challenges has that entailed? What skills have been relevant from Martin's previous work and life experiences? What sort of a workforce does a security vendor like Huntsman employ? What roles are there? What are the challenges in nurturing and growing a vendor's workforce? How do vendors like Huntsman contribute to their client’s security? What contribution can consultants, contractors, outsourcing and automated software tools make to an organisation's security workforce? What are the key challenges Martin sees in developing our local and national security workforce? What assistance or collaboration would you like to see among local industry players and with the government and education sector? Useful Links: Martin Buckland LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/martinbuckland/ Sarah Box LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-box-25670667/ NSW Cyber Security Innovation Node - https://nswcybersecurityinnovationnode.com.au/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.