What does it take to lead in one of the most high-pressure and male-dominated industries in the world without losing yourself in the process? In this conversation, Bronwyn Boyle, award-winning cybersecurity leader and CISO at PPRO, shares what she has learned from more than 20 years in cybersecurity, technology strategy, resilience, and cybercrime prevention. With leadership experience across global banks, regulatory bodies, start-ups, and Big4 consultancies, Bronwyn brings a rare perspective on what it means to lead under pressure while staying human.

We explore the realities of being a woman in cybersecurity, the career lessons Bronwyn wishes she had known earlier, and why resilience in cyber cannot just be about systems, firewalls, and incident response, but must also include the psychological resilience of the people behind them. Bronwyn also shares how Cybermindz is helping cyber professionals better navigate stress, sleep disruption, burnout, and crisis response.

This episode is about leadership, mental resilience, digital anxiety, switching off in an always-on world, and why the future of cybersecurity depends not only on stronger systems, but on healthier people.

Chapters

00:00 Being a woman in a male-dominated industry

08:27 What Bronwyn would tell her younger self and women entering cyber

14:49 Why cybersecurity needs more women in leadership

17:57 Bronwyn’s path to the C-suite

20:12 Resilience, burnout, and learning before you hit the wall

22:54 The military-style resilience tools used in cyber

28:13 How Bronwyn leads junior talent through pressure and crisis

32:46 Sleep, digital anxiety, and the always-on problem in cyber

43:55 Why switching off is imperative for long-term success

50:32 Burnout, identity, and the trap of feeling irreplaceable

59:52 What organizations are doing better to support well-being

1:04:08 How Cybermindz supports cyber professionals

1:07:49 Why new talent should consider a career in cyber

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