Being a Black Man in Tech - Interview with Tech Titans Gabriel Agboruche and Sly Gittens

Being a Black Man in Tech - Interview with Tech Titans Gabriel Agboruche and Sly Gittens About Gabriel Agboruche I am a Senior ICS/OT Security Consultant and I help customers solve their most challenging industrial security-related problems. With a growing pool of malicious actors against our nation's digital infrastructure, I aim to marry practical engineering concepts with my real-world cybersecurity experience to defend against emerging threats. My occupational and personal fulfillment derives from protecting people and organizations for the purpose of creating a safer digital world. 💥CONTACT INFO https://twitter.com/ICS_Gabe https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabrielagboruche/ About Sly Gittens In my 7+ years working in tech companies, I've learned that I'm great at: 📍Taking complex technical information and making palatable for my intended audience. 📍 Communication, whether it’s across functions or cultures, I strive to understand my audience and deliver a simple and compelling message every time. 📍 Leadership. I’m well known for getting people excited about a common goal and harnessing that energy to drive impact. 📍I am a lifelong learner, ever-curious about the world, and committed to personal/professional development for myself and those around me. 📍Specialties:▪️sales ▪️pre-sales engineering ▪️ channel enablement ▪️channel marketing, ▪️ creating dynamic demo videos ▪️leadership ▪️team building ▪️executive communications ▪️public speaking ▪️ presenting --------- Contents of this interview -------- 00:50 - How Gabriel Agboruche got into IT ? 04:33 - Sly Gittens Youth to Adult IT Journey 09:16 - Cybersecurity in a Nuclear Power Plant 15:30 - How to shift from Business to IT ? 24:15 - Gabriel Agboruche Cisco Cert Journey 31:31 - How to Lab Every Day at Home ? 33:54 - Free Tools to Lab every Day 36:37 - Sly Gittens’ Introvert characteristics challenges 43:46 - What do you do when you don’t have passion ? 1:05:08 - How do we take ownership in machine learning? 1:15:00 - Tribe of Hackers 💥CONTACT INFO https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiZFfxc52ANSYp0Qxm3CKIA https://www.linkedin.com/in/slygittens/ Thank you for the support! #CyberSecurity #ProductSales #BeingBlackInIT