May 5, 2020
Cameron Over leads the Cyber & Privacy service line at
CrossCountry
Consulting. Cameron has extensive past performance in
cybersecurity, including experience advising organizations with
transforming their cybersecurity and privacy programs.
Cameron has been in the field of information security since the
late 90’s. From mid-high school, she was exposed to early network
discovery techniques while interning with DoD agencies, and held a
Top Secret security clearance for more than 15 years. She grew her
career assisting countless agencies with their most pressing
security challenges, including specialized skills and expertise in
Unix and Linux operating systems, Domain Name Services (DNS),
Cross-Domain systems handling highly classified data, and web
server and application security.
Cameron now leads a team at CrossCountry comprised of cyber risk
management, privacy and data protection, cloud security, security
architecture and engineering, and advanced cyber risk, including
threat intelligence, threat modeling, and advanced attack
emulation. The team has developed a Cyber Fusion Lab, proprietary
to the firm, as a highly secure environment with which to conduct
assessments, testing, and analysis.
In this wide ranging discussion we asked Cameron questions
including:
- How she started in cybersecurity and privacy (it was an
internship with DISA) - Perspectives on how cybersecurity professionals should continue
to learn - Seeking balance between education, training, certifications and
experience in the cybersecurity field - Lessons she has learned in her career regarding best
practices - Observations on adversary innovations
- How to help organizations seeking tailored solutions in
security that work for them - The most important message for boards of directors and CEOs
regarding cybersecurity - Considerations regarding ROI in cybersecurity
- Ways to accelerate the development of a cybersecurity team
- The importance of trust in the relationship between a client
and cybersecurity team
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