Simone Petrella
Cybersecurity leader focused on workforce and skills-gap issues with a background in the Department of Defense and private sector work; founder of CyberVista and experienced in training and certification conversations.
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Feb 8, 2026 • 9min
Simone Petrella: Fake it, until you make it. [CEO] [Career Notes]
Simone Petrella, CEO of CyberVista and former DoD threat intelligence analyst, built a company to bridge the cybersecurity skills gap. She discusses career pivots from counterterrorism to cyber, hiring for analytical potential over tech pedigree, empowering teams to own work, and the mantra of faking it until you make it.
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Mar 6, 2026 • 46min
Do certifications matter? [CISOP]
Simone Petrella, cybersecurity leader and founder of CyberVista with DoD and private-sector experience, joins to debate the role of certifications. They explore how certs can open doors, limitations of multiple-choice testing, costs and incentive misalignment, and ways to redesign standards to better serve hiring and diversity goals.
