Bridging the Cybersecurity Skills Gap: Insights and Strategies for 2024

As Skillsoft’s CIO, Orla Daly harnesses her IT and digital transformation expertise to spur business growth. Her tenure at ExxonMobil and EMC involved forging strong business-IT partnerships and leading significant transformations. Integral to the Dell EMC merger, Orla managed IT integration for Sales & Marketing and directed Dell’s global IT Marketing. At National Grid, she oversaw technology strategy and IT delivery for US customer services. Orla has degrees from Dublin City University and Stirling University and enjoys New England’s outdoors with her family.

Okey Obudulu, CISSP, serves as Skillsoft’s Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). Okey has over a decade of experience handling matters of the highest sensitivity and protecting critical assets in the private sector, as well as in government as a former Criminal Forensic Investigator. He’s a strategic risk manager with several information security certifications and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) focused in Finance and Information Systems from Fordham University - Gabelli Graduate School of Business.

Rajesh Gopal is an accomplished information security and cybersecurity professional with over 17 years of experience across diverse domains such as vulnerability assessments, penetration testing, digital forensics, security operations, and cybercrime investigations. His career journey highlights his strong expertise in protecting digital infrastructures, enhancing organizational cybersecurity postures, and leading high-performing teams. He holds a Masters in IT, bachelor's in computer science, also holds a diploma in Engineering. He also holds multiple post-graduate diploma's and specializes in cyber psychology, cyber law , is a fellow of cyber forensics from the IICFIP, USA. He holds multiple professional certifications and is affiliated various professional bodies such as OWASP, IACP, CII, IICFIP, IACIS, HTCIA, CSOF and many more. In the past he has worked with Deloitte, Qualcomm, Berkadia and federal & state agencies in India. He is also a passionate trainer and also contributes to the cybersecurity world through workshops and awareness bootcamps.