Christy Wyatt’s path to cybersecurity wasn’t meticulously planned — it evolved organically. Early in her career at Motorola, she led teams managing software on mobile devices, and cybersecurity quickly became central to the conversation.“We started recognizing what was going to happen at the intersection between enterprise and mobile,” she recalls. “Cybersecurity ended up becoming a big part of that story.”That experience — combined with her later work at Citigroup — ignited what became a mission-driven career.
“It started as a theme, and then it became a passion,” she says. “I look for technology inflection points that can have a huge impact on helping organizations become more secure and more resilient.” Over time, Wyatt’s leadership has come to exemplify that philosophy, marrying technical innovation with organizational strength.
Building a culture of resilience
When Wyatt joined Absolute Security, she inherited a powerful platform — technology embedded in the BIOS of more than half a billion devices around the world. Her challenge was to reimagine its purpose. “At the time, we were known for tracking lost devices,” she says. “But I wanted to ask: What’s the more critical thing we could help practitioners with?”Her answer was resilience. Long before it became an industry buzzword, Wyatt made resilience the cornerstone of Absolute’s mission — focusing not just on preventing attacks, but on helping organizations recover quickly when something inevitably went wrong.“Six or seven years ago, that was a relatively novel idea,” she explains. “We weren’t trying to out-detect the bad guys. We were focused on helping people bounce back.”Under Wyatt’s leadership, Absolute has evolved from a niche endpoint company into a cybersecurity partner focused on application and device resilience. The company’s visibility into endpoint data helps organizations understand where they’re vulnerable and how to fortify operations.“We’re realists,” Wyatt says. “We know bad things can happen, and we’re here to make sure you can recover.”
Being heard — and helping others be heard
Before she was a woman in cybersecurity, Wyatt was a woman in tech — and that meant learning how to be heard.“Getting heard was always a challenge,” she says. “You want to make sure people are listening to your ideas for their content, not for the wrong reasons.”That experience shaped her leadership philosophy.“I’ve always believed that the diversity of voices creates a richer conversation,” she explains. “The reason to invest in diversity is not because it’s a box to check — it’s because it improves the business.”At Absolute, Wyatt focuses on celebrating accomplishments and outcomes rather than labels.“When you shine a light on great work, people notice who did it. Over time, that becomes the norm.”Wyatt also acknowledges that progress takes persistence. Her daughter, now a young woman in tech, offers a daily reminder that barriers still exist.“It’s not easy,” she admits. “But sticking with it — continuing to insist on being heard — is critical.”
Turning inclusion into action
Wyatt’s approach to diversity, equity, and inclusion is pragmatic: focus on impact. She believes that visibility drives representation.“When people see diverse teams taking the mic and sharing their work, it sends a powerful message,” she says.During Cybersecurity Awareness Month, Absolute highlights its own team’s initiatives — spotlighting the diverse voices responsible for protecting the company’s systems and data.For Wyatt, inclusion isn’t a program or a slogan; it’s embedded in how the company operates.“We have an incredibly high-performing cybersecurity team,” she says. “They come from a variety of backgrounds, and that diversity shows in their results. When people see that kind of excellence, it inspires the next generation to step up.”
Preparing for the next five years
When Wyatt looks ahead, one theme stands out: the accelerating impact of artificial intelligence.“AI changes not only how we do the work, but what kind of work we do,” she says. “It’s going to drive immense innovation — by both the good guys and the bad guys.”This duality, she notes, makes resilience more critical than ever.“There’s never been a time when having a safety net, being resilient and ready, is more important,” Wyatt says.She also points to the growing complexity of security environments as a hidden threat.“Every time we add another tool, we add complexity. And complexity is one of our biggest vulnerabilities.”Wyatt advocates for a concept she calls “anti-fragility” — not just surviving disruption, but growing stronger because of it.“The organizations that thrive will be the ones that view resilience as a living system,” she says. “You have to think about continuity, adaptability, and keeping the lights on no matter what happens.”Wyatt’s leadership embodies the next phase of cybersecurity maturity: one where resilience is as strategic as prevention, and where diversity, innovation, and adaptability define strength. Through her work at Absolute Security, she’s helping the industry prepare for a future that’s not just more connected— but more human, more inclusive, and more resilient than ever.
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