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Malia

Head Of Cybersecurity & Engineering

Commercial Insurance Company

University of Pittsburgh class of 2011
EMBA UCLA class of 2023

https://www.linkedin.com/in/maliarmason/

Senior Cybersecurity Leader and Navy Veteran with over 10 years of proven experience building and leading diverse teams in high-paced military, corporate, nonprofit and governmental environments. Industry experience includes mergers and acquisitions, IPO readiness, and crisis management. A leader in the cyber security community, has spoken at professional conferences and sat on industry panels. Serves as a mentor to students and junior professionals, as well as industry advisor in collegiate academic settings.

UCLA Anderson

UCLA Anderson

Insurance

Product / Service / Software Development and Management

International Relations & Affairs

Disabled

Took Out Loans

Worked 20+ Hours in School

Veteran

LGBTQ

First Generation College Student

Q1Career path

Career Pivoting

Military Experience

Cybersecurity

2:24

"the recession hit and couldn't really do very much with that. And I decided that would be a great time to join the military and serve my country"

Q2Main responsibilities

Application Security

Cybersecurity

Cloud Security

1:36

"So I by myself I'm supposed to build all of our different programs."

Q3Day in the life

Geopolitics

Project Management

Cybersecurity

2:40

"There's a new threat. There's a new incident. There's a new landscape. There's a new breach that I need to know about and geopolitical situation."

Q4Most important skills - role

Project Management

Communication

Psychology

2:54

"Learn project management. At least you know the the basic part of it, so and that'll help you so much later on."

Q5Favorite parts - role

Software Engineering

Cybersecurity

Leadership

2:55

"At the end of the day once I'm finished building this program, then my legacy will remain here at the company and say wow, Malia built the security program."

Q6Biggest challenge - role

Financial Risk Management

Executive Leadership

Communication

2:41

"How do I do a better job of communicating not just the technical risks, but then the financial risks and the reputational risks two leaders who are non-technical?"

Q7Favorite parts - industry

Technology

Teamwork

Problem-Solving

3:39

"It's like this really complex bizarre never-ending game of whack-a-mole and I like it. It keeps me on my toes."

Q8Who thrives in industry

Curious

Humble

Passionate

3:10

"You have to be naturally curious and passionate. You also have to have a sense of humor."

Q9Wish known before - industry

Cybersecurity Regulations

Privacy Policies

Compliance

2:31

"Learning that earlier, especially knowing that you don't learn that in school, would be really beneficial."

Q10Entry-level positions

Cybersecurity Operations

Network Security

Compliance and Risk Management

4:02

"I believe it can be; it just requires a little bit of knowledge about technology."

Q11Significant lesson - career

Leadership

Cybersecurity

Networking

4:11

"Always be networking. You never know who you're gonna meet."

Q12College ideas for success

Mentorship

Networking

Career Exploration

5:06

"getting mentors was really helpful getting a good advisor. I didn't have an advisor to my second year."

Q13How identity impacted career

Overcoming Challenges

Leadership

Salary Negotiation

5:18

"Understand that as an underrepresented person in this industry, you will be the only one; you will be the person that represents."