GO PHISH
,
OVERWATCH AND SECURITY RESPONSE,
CROWDSTRIKE, WHO TELLS US ABOUT LIFE INSIDE
WE ‘GO PHISHING’ WITH JEN AYERS, VP
AND OUTSIDE THE OFFICE.
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What would you describe as your
most memorable achievement in
the cybersecurity industry?
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that I can claim myself. It has bee
having the opportunities to lead the
that
teams I do. It is through my teams
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analysts, we are leading the pack
endpoint security.
In the coming year, I
anticipate that I will
likely have to shift a
lot of my attention
toward mitigating
threats across
mobile endpoints.
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Issue 18
What first made you think of a
career in cybersecurity?
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landscape continues
to evolve to take
advantage of that. As
a security practitioner,
staying on top of that
has always presented
a challenge that
certainly does not
lend itself to boredom
in a job.
What style of
management philosophy
do you employ with your
current position?
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of the people that currently or have
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What do you think is the current
hot cybersecurity talking point?
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