Bridging the Gap: Leading Cybersecurity Teams Across Generations, Skill Sets, and Stakes

Security leadership isn’t just about tools, detections, or frameworks, it’s about getting diverse technical individuals to execute as one team when the pressure is real. This will be a practical field guide discussion for leading cybersecurity teams that span generations, backgrounds, and technical “upbringings”. From deeply hands-on engineers to process-driven analysts, from “self-taught break/fix” to “cloud-native by default.” Will discuss approaches to setting direction without micromanaging, how to create clarity in roles and ownership, how to coach senior talent without insulting them, how to develop newer talent without burning out your top performers and how to manage the natural conflict that will occur. We’ll also cover how to shift the conversation from “headcount” to capability, focusing on the right skills, deliberate development, and the cultural traits that motivate teams, keep teams effective and resilient.