ISC2 Insights Podcast: How the Center Supports the Next Generation – Kwadjo Nyante, CISSP

nnIn the first of our new series of ISC2 podcasts, we meet Kwadjo Nyante,nCISSP, a 2023 ISC2 GAA winner and Center for Cyber Safety and Educationnscholarship recipient, to learn more about his journey to ancybersecurity career.nn

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nThe ISC2 Podcast is a regular series of interviews and discussions withnmembers and key people in and around the cybersecurity industry where we findnout more about their career stories, experiences, emerging cybersecuritynchallenges and technologies and more. The podcast is a forum to share new ideas andnbroaden the conversation within the ISC2 membership and with the widerncybersecurity community.n

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For our inaugural episode of this series, we bring you an inspiring membernstory that showcases self-determination to advance in our industry, combinednwith making use of the resources available to support those seeking theneducation and professional development needed to excel in a career in ournindustry.n

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nRecorded at ISC2 Security Congress in Nashville, Kwadjo Nyante, CISSP tookntime out from the busy Congress schedule to talk to us about his educationnand career journey. Orignally from Ghana, Nyante is a two-time ISC2 graduatenscholarship award recipient via the nCenter for Cyber Safety and Education.n

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nHe has a BSc in Computer Engineering from Kwame Nkrumah University ofnScience and Technology, an MSc in Cybersecurity and Privacy from thenUniversity of Twente, a Master’s in Advanced Cryptography from Eötvös LorándnUniversity and another Master’s in Security and Trust from EIT Digital. Hisneducation and career journey has taken him from Ghana to Holland, Hungary,nPortugal and Germany, where is he now a CISO for a company specializing innAI-powered precision diagnostics for pathology.n

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nKwadjo understands what it means to have ability without opportunity whichnhas led to his biggest passion: giving back to the industry and communitynthrough coaching, mentorship, public speaking, and DEI initiatives. He is anlead guitarist in a Berlin band and recently reached a chess rating of 2000nin just two years. It’s little surprise that he was recognized as the RisingnStar in EMEA as part of the 2023 ISC2 Global Achievement Awards.n

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• n You cann n support the Center for Cyber Safety and Educationn n in a number of ways, including through this week’s GivingTuesday initiative.n
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• n n Find out more about the scholarshipsn n that the Center for Cyber Safety and Education administers on behalf of ISC2n and other benefactors, as well as learn how scholarships are helping peoplen to pursue degree education enroute to a career in cybersecurity.n
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• n More on then n 2023 ISC2 Global Achievement Award winnersn n and details of how to nominate members for the 2024 awards in the Spring.n
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