--- title: From arts degree to cybersecurity: Rona Michele Spiegel... description: Rona Michele Spiegel shares her unconventional path from arts and multimedia to cybersecurity leadership, discussing current challenges in the field. She... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/from-arts-degree-to-cybersecurity-rona-michele-spiegel-brings-fresh-perspective-to-cyber-leadership-lex6o3zjw twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: From arts degree to cybersecurity: Rona Michele Spiegel brings fresh perspective to cyber leadership | daily.dev og:description: Rona Michele Spiegel shares her unconventional path from arts and multimedia to cybersecurity leadership, discussing current challenges in the field. 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She addresses key concerns in M&A security assessments, the complexity of AI adoption and security, the cybersecurity skills gap and hiring challenges, and the evolution of CISO roles toward chief trust officer positions. Spiegel emphasizes the importance of emotional intelligence, mentorship, and treating cybersecurity as both a profession and trade, while advocating for more entry-level positions to build workforce capacity. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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