#117: "ITAM is the first thing I do in a new company" - Renata Vincoletto, CISO at Civica

Published on August 13, 2025

Join us this week for The Tech Leaders Podcast, where Gareth sits down with Renata Vincoletto, CISO at Civica. After facing a deeply shocking setback, Renata chose resilience over resentment. Inspired by her mentor, she pushed forward, rising through the ranks to ultimately lead cybersecurity strategy for Civica, working on high-stakes government and public sector IT programmes. 

On this episode, Gareth and Renata discuss why good ITAM is crucial for Cybersecurity, the recent breaches at The Co-op and Marks & Spencer’s, and why geeks are more accepted in the UK than in Brazil. 

Timestamps:

  • Good Leadership, why a Career in IT, and moving from Brazil to the UK (2:02)
  • Lesson learned at Microsoft (7:50)
  • The Marks and Spencer’s and Co-op Cyber Security breaches (12:50)
  • The importance of ITAM to Cyber Security (16:10)
  • Is there a Cyber Security skills shortage? (24:30)
  • Women in Cyber Security (30:24)
  • The AI risks to Cyber Security (41.05)
  • Advice to 21-year-old Renata (51:08)
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