CIO opinion
CIO OPINION
“
UNDERSTANDING
THESE NEW TECHNOLOGIES
ALWAYS FASCINATES ME
AND KEEPS ME MOTIVATED.
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Mustafa Gangardiwala, Head of Information Security Unit, Industrial
Bank of Kuwait
Banking on security
With the banking sector
facing unprecedented
cybersecurity challenges,
Mustafa Gangardiwala,
Head of Information
Security Unit, Industrial
Bank of Kuwait, has a
demanding job on his
hands. In a wide-ranging
interview with Intelligent
CIO Kuwait we discuss
the current cybersecurity
landscape, his management
philosophy, and advice for
aspiring CIOs.
M
ustafa Gangardiwala, Head of Information Security Unit,
Industrial Bank of Kuwait, was motivated to enter a career
in technology after his brother had entered the IT field. At
that time he found it difficult to find the relevant materials for self-
learning but soon found a suitable opportunity which motivated him
to learn about new technologies which led to him becoming an expert
in cybersecurity.
“As technology is constantly evolving at the same time as businesses
are demanding to adopt these new technologies to give themselves an
edge, security is key in this journey,” he said.
“Each new technology comes with new security challenges and
understanding these new technologies always fascinates me and keeps
me motivated.”
Here we ask his opinion about topics impacting the industry.
What do you think is the current hot technology
talking point?
To address the consistent dynamic business requirements, hybrid cloud,
micro services and API have great potential. In addition to that robotics,
automation, predictive analysis and Blockchain will provide great benefits
on different areas of the business. As these new technologies have great
potential, adoption of these innovative technologies will largely depend
on the risk appetite and security maturity of the organisation.
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