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diverse range of regulations globally is
also key to managing the landscape of
threats internationally and ensuring we’re
appropriately secure and compliant
across different regions.
The biggest current
global threats
Cybercrime is a lucrative and organised
business that operates across national
boundaries. This coupled with the
relative anonymity provided by the
Internet makes attributing these crimes
an ongoing challenge.
Once an attack is out in the public, it
is accessible to others so an advanced
state level threat this year is something
available to everyone as soon as it has
been used.
That’s why it is critical for a CISO to
have an understanding of the different
threats that are out there, along with
understanding business models and
goals in order to be able to appropriately
monitor and protect our systems.
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Addressing the
cyberskills shortage
While specialist jobs requiring niche skill
sets can definitely be a challenge, there
are ways to improve and expand your
candidate pools. Experience is, of course,
important, but when recruiting, companies
would do well to consider how they could
broaden the skill sets they’re seeking.
Just Eat is committed to helping its
employees grow and, in my team, we
are always keen to recruit people from
other parts of the business who have a
passion and dedication to learn, even if
they have little experience in security.
For example, we invite colleagues to
join our team on secondments – not
only providing them with an opportunity
to see if security is right for them but
giving us access to their knowledge
about the wider business. We also
take on apprentices to give them an
opportunity to learn about security and
help them identify which parts of the
role they like most.
We now have more
than 80 STEM
ambassadors
working with young
people across
the UK to inspire
and educate them
about careers in
technology.
We’re passionate about inspiring
the next generation of talent and, in
February 2018, we launched Just Eat’s
STEM Ambassador programme. We now
have more than 80 STEM ambassadors
working with young people across the
UK to inspire and educate them about
careers in technology.
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