GO PHISH
How do you deal with
stress and unwind
outside the office?
I am a family man. I
read a lot of books like
crime novels but not
necessarily cybercrime.
If you could go back
and change one
career decision
what would it be?
I like my career
choices. I love
this field. I love my
company. Ever ything
has been and
continues to be a
learning experience.
Once, I was too young
to realise that a start-
up I was involved in
had no commercial
ever, I
viability. I stayed on too long. How
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What do you currently identify as
the major areas of investment in
the cybersecurity industry?
is
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major. And incident response, wha
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industry has come to the realisati
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Are there any differences in the
way cybersecurity challenges
need to be tackled in the
different regions? (Middle East,
Africa, Europe, Americas.)
Cyberthreats and cybercrime are
a global phenomenon and they
transcend regional approaches. Last
ts on
year, there were some major even
the international SWIFT network that
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borders and all regions suffer
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from a shortage of trained personn
regions,
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requirements. For example, in the US
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Cyberattackers do
not seem to care
much about national
or regional borders
and all regions suffer
from a shortage of
trained personnel.
new
GDPR regulation. These types
not
of security laws and regulations do
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What changes to your job
role have you seen in the
last year and how do you see
these developing in the next
12 months?
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I must constantly deal with change
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and have bigger demands and high
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expectations. I see this tren
What advice would you
offer somebody aspiring to
obtain a c-level position in
the security industry?
You are in an excellent business
nities.
segment with great grow th opportu
gies
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