Leadership in Cybersecurity: More Than Just Firewalls and Frameworks
Hi, I’m Liam Crowder. If you’ve worked in or around cybersecurity long enough, you’ll know it’s not just about the tech. It’s about leadership. It’s about people. It’s about having the backbone to drive change, even when it’s uncomfortable — especially when it’s uncomfortable. Over the years, I’ve built security functions from the ground up, led small but highly effective teams, and embedded cybersecurity into businesses that never had it on their radar. I’ve sat across from executives who didn’t know what multi-factor authentication was — and by the end of the meeting, they were champions of it. That’s leadership. That’s influence. That’s the job. Leadership in this space isn’t about sitting behind a dashboard and pointing at alerts. It’s about being visible. It’s about making security part of the conversation in boardrooms, on shop floors, across IT, operations, and beyond. It’s about explaining complex risks in plain English and making people care enough to act. When I built the cyb...