Upwards

Leadership is the cornerstone of a startup's success. 🌟 A CTO is often an early hire or, in a lot of cases, a founder... so what makes someone in this role an effective leader?

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When getting started with privacy, one of the first factors you need to consider is who will be appointed the role of a privacy officer.

It can be confusing to know what the privacy officer does, who will fulfil the role, and what needs to be done in line with the law.

Luckily, we have Emma Pond—former staff member at the Privacy Commissioner (so she has first-hand experience on this topic) and Principal & Director at consultancy Simply Privacy—here to answer frequently asked questions about the roles and responsibilities of appointing a privacy officer.

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Security isn’t AWS or your tech stack. That’s part of it, but it’s so much more that that: it’s your people. 🌟

It’s fundamental for startups, and businesses of any size, to take a people-focused approach to cybersecurity awareness and education.

By focusing on your team, you can equip them with everything they need to help defend your company. Because in reality, security isn’t a once-and-done activity—it’s 24/7, and only effective if everyone is on board.

Laura Bell from SafeStack shares more insight on why this is important, how to think about it overall, and why it’s never too early to start. 🚀

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How can startups build a good foundation around the way they treat data? 🤔

As a startup, you may be thinking you’re “too small” to start thinking about privacy. Or you may even believe that privacy isn’t relevant to you… at least not at this stage.

Or maybe you’ve been tasked with the role of privacy officer (amongst your other responsibilities) and you’re unsure why or where to get started.

In this episode, Phil Howie, founder & CEO of Onwardly, and Daimhin Warner, Principal & Director at Simply Privacy chat more about how you get can started with privacy at the local level and get ready to go global. 🚀

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Upwards is the podcast making security accessible for startups and tech leaders. 🚀

Phil Howie, founder and CEO of cloud security platform Onwardly, chats candidly to startup founders and tech pros about their security and leadership journeys.

As your startup scales, so will your security and privacy roles and responsibilities. Hear from other leaders that have navigated the challenges of cybersecurity and leadership with success.

This podcast helps you to better understand your security posture and how you can build momentum within your startup in an accessible, affordable and achievable way.

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Onwardly is the cloud platform that makes it easier to build, manage and scale your cybersecurity program.

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