Aaron PritzCEO, Reveal Risk · Cybersecurity Executive | CEO of Reveal Risk | Pharma and Healthcare Focus | Author & Speaker | Board Advisor

"We're gonna build this from scratch"

Name: "We're gonna build this from scratch"
Uploaded: 2025-02-28T13:00:52+00:00
Duration: 57 s
Channel: Aaron Pritz
Description: In this interview excerpt, Speaker B describes the experience of creating an information security (InfoSec) program from the ground up. They recount the…

28 Feb 2025 · 1 min

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In this interview excerpt, Speaker B describes the experience of creating an information security (InfoSec) program from the ground up. They recount the initial excitement of having a clean slate, the psychological hurdle they call the "valley of despair" when the workload feels overwhelming, and the subsequent process of establishing priorities, distinguishing critical tasks from those that can wait, and breaking the work into manageable chunks. Speaker B emphasizes the importance of focus, determination, and a positive mindset, framing the endeavor as a once‑in‑a‑lifetime opportunity to shape a security program from its inception.

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Yeah, we're really happy to have you. You know, funny, I'll just say that you just said that you get to build a security program or you got to in the past. You know, most people don't necessarily look at that as an opportunity. It's more something that's a task, something they have to do. Can you tell us a little bit about the attitude you have towards that?
I remember the moment where we're gonna do this. We're gonna build this from scratch. We have nothing to start with, super excited. It's somewhere in the middle, there's the valley of despair. We're going, "Wow, that's a lot of work." I'm not sure I want to do this, but you get through that. You start figuring out your list, your priorities, the key things that are important, the key things that can wait, and you just start breaking it up and chunking it like any other program that's out there. But it is an interesting challenge in focus and determination just to pick the path and make sure you keep going down that path. But yeah, that was a fantastic experience. That's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Pick your topic in InfoSec. We got to start it and build it, and that was fun.