Mentorship and Diversity: Shaping the Next Generation of Cyber Experts

This is a transcript of Dark Reading's 'Heard It From a CISO' interview with Patricia Voight, CISO of Webster Bank, where she outlines her nontraditional career path from telecommunications to financial services, emphasizes understanding business priorities and 'crown jewels', describes mentorship and neurodivergent hiring initiatives, recommends security operations as an entry point, and reassures listeners that AI will evolve jobs rather than eliminate the need for human expertise.