9/11 inspired Adam Marrè, former video game developer, to join the army and become an FBI agent and CISO. In this op-ed, Marrè argues it doesn’t take a computer genius to embark on a successful cyber career.
https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/98551-from-video-game-developer-to-ciso-how-to-successfully-make-career-pivots