Michael Figueroa, Senior Director of Strategy, Information Security Services at Toptal

Michael A. Figueroa is the Senior Director of Strategy, Information Security Services at Toptal, where he leads Cybersecurity & Technology Strategies and Business Leadership, and research, for Toptal - a global remote company that provides a freelancing platform, connecting businesses with software engineers, designers, finance experts, product managers, and project managers. The company has no headquarters. Michael Figueroa Interview Questions 00:00 - 07:00 - Introduction 07:30 - 12:00 - How can businesses leverage Toptal to keep up with the hyper-changing environments 12:10 - 16:30 - What lessons can companies learn from Toptal in terms of decentralisation of services 17:00 - 22:15 - What are the most critical trends that are going to evolve in the rapidly advancing world? 23:00 - 29:30 - how can remote talent, especially the remote workers reskill or upskill themselves in the current markets? 29:40 - 35:00 - How Toptal bridges the skill gaps that exist today, in parallel with the advancements in technology? 35:00 - 39:00 - How do you maintain your community of talent and your network of businesses and experts? 39:30 - 45:00 - Recommend some strategies for businesses and professionals to deal with disruptions and be prepared for it. 45:00 - 50:50 - What are the potential benefits of AI for businesses. What are the potential risks and challenges w.r.t. cybersecurity? 50:40 - 57:00 - How do businesses and remote workers take advantage of disruptions with AI and emergent tech, taking ethics into consideration? 57:10 - 01:03:20 - How can businesses maintain ethical practices and standards while hiring and operations. 01:04:00 - 01:11:45 - What are the new opportunities and challenges with the advent of the metaverse and Web 3.0 trends? 01:12:00 - 01:16:00 - What are the future trends in the talent hiring and management industry according to you? 01:16:00 - 01:23:00 - What practical advice would you give to the businesses and professionals to tide over the current challenges and paradox that exist in the technological advanced world today? Michael Figueroa Biography Michael Figueroa holds a B.S. in Brain and Cognitive Sciences from MIT and a M.F.S. in High Tech Crime Investigations from George Washington University. Michael was Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) in 2004. Previously Michael was Principal Investigator (PI), Mobile/Cloud Security Research Lead at BAE Systems and SVP, Application and Security Architect at InfusionPoints. Michael served as the Cyber Innovations and Services Lead at Draper Labs in Cambridge, MA between 2015 and 2016. Between 2016 and 2019 Michael was President & Executive Director of Advanced Cyber Security Center (ACSC), where he effectively focused on improving how executives make decisions and engage the local counterparts in defending against advanced cyber threats in the ACSC's Collaborative Defense program. Michael is a Senior Advisor to MassCyberCenter at the Mass Tech Collaborative in Boston. Where he advises government officials on improving policy and procedures for defending against modern cyber threats and incident response planning as part of the Cyber Resilient MA Working Group (CRMWG). As a researcher and writer, he published papers such as “Reduced Realistic Attack Plan Surface for Identification of Prioritised Attack Goals” and “A SOUND Approach to Security in Mobile and Cloud-­Oriented Environments.” Michael has been a lecturer at George Washington University and an Adjunct Professor at University of Virginia. Michael is a certified youth soccer coach, world traveller, and philosopher. With 20 years of experience as a small business/nonprofit leader and trusted advisor to state and federal officials, Michael has developed a multidisciplinary and community collaboration approach to improve how organisations use technology to drive their mission and business objectives. Michael’s leadership philosophy centres on forging lasting partnerships and nurturing strong collaborative relationships across diverse, multidisciplinary stakeholder groups. Read Michael Figueroa's Full Biography on https://openbusinesscouncil.org/wiki/michael-figueroa Learn More about TopTal on https://openbusinesscouncil.org/wiki/toptal Links & Resources https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelfigueroa/ https://twitter.com/figmic https://www.toptal.com/ About citiesabc.com https://www.citiesabc.com/� ��​​​​​​​​​​ https://twitter.com/citiesabc__� ��​​​​​ https://www.instagram.com/citiesabc About openbusinesscouncil.org https://www.openbusinesscouncil.org/ https://twitter.com/openbusinesshq About fashionabc.org https://www.fashionabc.org/ https://www.instagram.com/fashionabcorg/ About Dinis Guarda https://twitter.com/dinisguarda https://www.instagram.com/dinisguarda_/ https://openbusinesscouncil.org/wiki/dinis-guarda

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