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Magnus Carling

Critic · DISC type C
CISO at Stena AB
📍 Greater Gothenburg Metropolitan Area, Sweden

Magnus Carling is the Chief Information Security Officer at Stena AB, leveraging extensive experience in IT and security since 1995. He focuses on adapting to sophisticated threats by implementing adaptive models for risk management. Colleagues and direct reports describe him as professional, dedicated, business-oriented, and a great coach who empowers his teams.

Outside of his CISO role, Magnus is a prolific author of techno-thriller novels, exploring the intersection of technology and society. He spends his spare time with family, cooking, exploring wines, and snowboarding. He has also written comic book scripts for well-known Swedish characters like Bamse and Fantomen.

He uses storytelling in his novels to make complex topics like AI threats and digital vulnerability more accessible to the public.

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Experience
29 Years
Current Role
CISO
Location
Greater Gothenburg Metropolitan Area, Sweden
Personality Overview

How Magnus shows up

Information Seeker
ROI Driven
Objective Thinker

They don’t appreciate bells and whistles unless backed by data. They prefer to analyze logically and value objective facts over emotions. They like to take decisions independently and do not seek others' support often.

Priorities

Topics Magnus cares about

AI Threats
A central theme in his professional lectures and recent novels, like the "Röd Feber" trilogy, where he explores AI as a significant threat to humanity.
Cyber Resilience
As CISO, he focuses on building adaptive security models to counter sophisticated, fast-emerging threats and ensure business continuity.
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Career

Work history

4-2015
CISO
Stena AB
10-2012 - 3-2015
Deputy COO and IT Security Manager
Stena IT Operations, Stena Rederi IT
5-2007 - 10-2012
Manager Operations and Infrastructure
Stena Rederi
5-2002 - 5-2007
Network Manager
Stena Rederi AB
5-1996 - 4-2002
Infrastructure specialist
Stena Rederi AB
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2017 - 2017
Stena Leadership Program
Internal Training
2011 - 2011
Leadership
Focused Leadership
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

C

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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