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DD Budiharto on the Journey from Janitor to CISO

VIDEOS / 08.31.18 / Matt Stephenson

When DD Budiharto first came to America as a college student, she spoke no English and worked as a janitor. DD wanted to be the best janitor she could be. She used that same work ethic to become Senior Director, Cybersecurity and Data Protection at Baker Hughes.

About DD Budiharto

DD Budiharto (@DdCatharina) is Director of Information Security performing as Chief Information Security Function (CISO) at Baker Hughes. With over 20 years of experience in broad range disciplines, DD has worked to transform existing IT security groups into the next generation information security teams and established information security programs from the ground up for startups and companies with global reach. Now she wants to pay that forward for the newest generation of IT Professionals.

About Matt Stephenson

Insecurity Podcast host Matt Stephenson (@packmatt73) leads the Security Technology team at Cylance, which puts him in front of crowds, cameras, and microphones all over the world. He is the regular host of the InSecurity podcast and host of CylanceTV

Twenty years of work with the world’s largest security, storage, and recovery companies has introduced Stephenson to some of the most fascinating people in the industry. He wants to get those stories told so that others can learn from what has come before.

Don’t miss the InSecurity podcast for more chats with the experts!

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Matt Stephenson

About Matt Stephenson

InSecurity host Matt Stephenson (@packmatt73) leads the  broadcast media at BlackBerry, which puts him in front of crowds, cameras, and microphones all over the world. He is the regular host of the award-winning InSecurity Podcast and video series at events around the globe.

Twenty years of work with the world’s largest security, storage, and recovery companies has introduced Stephenson to some of the most fascinating people in the industry. He wants to get those stories told so that others can learn from what has come before.