EDITOR’S NOTE
H
ello and welcome to the latest
edition of Intelligent CIO Europe
where we bring you a whole host of
latest updates, from technology trends to
product releases.
This month on the cover we have
Andy Walton, Head of Technology and
Cybersecurity at Keepmoat Homes, who tells
us how the company updated technology
to maintain a digitised infrastructure and
how this has allowed room for innovation.
He explains how it needed to improve its
wireless communications network and has
since benefitted from major improvements
in communications agility and performance.
In another of our case studies, we consider
how global textiles producer, Fibertex,
prevents costly downtime with an SD-WAN
solution from Barracuda. The customer
needed to focus on operating with secure,
uninterrupted network connectivity to avoid
costly downtime and lack of productivity,
and the solution enabled just that.
For our ‘Country Focus’ feature, we take
a look at how the French retail sector is
booming thanks to the development of
digitised and automated payment options
for consumers. As a country which is widely
recognised for hosting some of the world’s
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largest retail giants, keeping up with
consumer demand is key to success.
Once again, we turn our attention to
cybersecurity but this time, we focus on the
construction sector in our ‘Industry Watch’
feature. We get to grips with the importance
of why construction companies must
operate with security top of mind in order to
avoid falling behind on their road to Digital
Transformation. Klaus Gheri, Vice President
Network Security and General Manager
at Barracuda Networks, discusses using
technology to combat cyberthreats.
Biometrics is another way that businesses
are able to remain cybersecure and is
something we delve into more deeply.
The identity industry is raising the bar for
security with biometrics to ensure secure
authentication and avoid being the target
of a cyberattack. We hear how various
companies are providing an answer using
this technology.
This month, we ‘Get To Know’ Chris Sherry,
Regional Vice President, EMEA North,
Forescout, who tells us how he likes to relax
and unwind outside the office.
I hope you enjoy the read and if you’d like to
contribute any future content including any
case studies, please don’t hesitate to get in
touch at [email protected]
Alix Pressley
Editor
Password security cannot be forgotten
when it comes to ensuring we remain
cybersecure, and Morey Haber, CTO and
CISO, BeyondTrust, talks about the necessity
of password security and offers a single
security recommendation to solve an age-
old problem.
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