O ne of the reputed global digital magazine The Silicon Leaders is pleased to feature Helen Hazer Thomas, Director of Governance, Risk and Compliance, Digital Beachhead, who plays a critical role in encouraging a cybersecurity-aware culture and giving data protection a priority throughout the company.
She fills the gap between organizational and technical management. Having spent twelve years as a senior electrical engineer developing software and hardware for continuous monitoring systems, Helen embarked upon a dramatic career shift to join to cybersecurity. Inspirited by the need to combat cyber attacks and assisting companies in fulfilling regulation regulations, She places companies in regulatory compliance and enables them to be proactive in protecting themselves from cyber attacks through her work. With a solid educational background in which she holds a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, a Master of Management Information Systems, and an MBA from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Helen has much to call upon. In her free time, she likes relaxing games of golf and travel to new destinations. Helen’s French and Persian and Spanish language skills are reflective of her global mindset and ability to communicate with various multitudes of diverse audiences. As a Digital Beachhead agent, she manages the provision of cyber compliance auditing, policy development and cyber awareness course of study that enable organizations to meet future cybersecurity challenges with confidence.
Her perseverance foreshadowed her developing abilities, as she used Swift to design a retirement calculator program. Nevertheless, despite all her qualifying notwithstanding, cybersecurity entry-level position posts became hard to come by given the requirement for experience in the field beforehand. Helen’s tale is one of testament to the truth that success need not be a lonely endeavor but is facilitated through collaboration with other people by virtue of shared commitment and steadfast support. Helen applies her experience to lead clients through the complexities of the world of cybersecurity. She offers tailored solutions that satisfy each client’s unique requirements and financial constraints, ranging from CMMC compliance to risk management.
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