Jaya Baloo: Don't be afraid to bounce ideas off your teammates. [CISO] [Career Notes]

Please enjoy this encore of Career Notes. Jaya Baloo, a Chief Information Security Officer from Avast sits down to share her story, sharing how she got into the technology field at a younger age with being introduced to computers and games on her PS 24. She started off going to college for political science and after not knowing what to do after that, she got her first start in cybersecurity. After falling in love with cybersecurity she kept moving up the ranks in different organizations before finding herself at Avast. She shares that at Avast she leans on her team quite a bit and you should never be afraid to bounce ideas off of your teammates. She says "The best ideas come from like bouncing ideas off of each other, sharing within the group and then if I can't figure it out myself, that's why I hire these amazing individuals it's to help me figure it out." We thank Jaya for sharing her story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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This episode is 10:34 long.

This episode was published on Apr 19, 2026.

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