GO PHISH
NGARDIWALA,
WE ‘GO PHISHING’ WITH MUSTAFA GA
HEAD OF INFORMATION SECURITY UNIT, ABOUT
INDUSTRIAL BANK OF KUWAIT, WHO TELLS US
LIFE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE OFFICE.
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What would you describe as your
most memorable achievement?
During my career, I have gained
nical
technical expertise in different tech
core
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believe
technical understanding, I always
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stage of my career, I got an opportu
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of
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them
e
failed to persuad
important security initiatives.
After that, when looking in the
mirror, I realised that the issue was
I
in my method of communication.
my
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skill
me the importance of soft
What first made you think of a
career in technology?
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that
and how
ney
This motivated me to start my jour
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in the tech
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find
in that field it was not easy to
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consistently demanded and motivate
me to learn new technology.
As technology is constantly evolving
and at the same time businesses
are demanding to adopt these new
technologies to give themselves an
edge, security is key in this journey.
new
Each new technology comes with
ing
and
erst
und
and
es
security challeng
ys
alwa
gies
nolo
tech
new
these
d.
fascinates me and keeps me motivate
What style of
management
philosophy do you
employ with your
current position?
I use a combination
of a strategic
and affiliative
management style.
Even though I motivate my team
to work independently, I also adopt
style
the example- setting management
ease
incr
and
nc
in-sy
are
so my team
ly
the standard of their output. Regular
n,
vatio
moti
providing the guidance and
iding
prov
and
team
being part of the
the
adequate training is crucial to build
to
ition
add
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team
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of the
that, identifying the key capabilities
er in
furth
build
to
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team and helping
t
grea
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achi
to
team
the
s
help
that area
results with limited resources.
What do you think is the current
hot technology talking point?
To address the consistent dynamic
d,
business requirements, hybrid clou
micro
services and
API have great
potential. In addition to that, robotics,
automation, predictive analysis and
on
Blockchain will provide great benefits
e
thes
As
.
ness
busi
the
of
s
area
different
,
ntial
new technologies have great pote
gies
adoption of these innovative technolo
etite
app
risk
the
on
will largely depend
tion.
and security maturity of the organisa
How do you deal with stress and
unwind outside the office?
I follow the ‘stop and think before
a
reacting’ rule which helps me to take
of
ad
inste
ision
dec
l
rational and analytica
rity
prio
g
gnin
assi
Also
one.
an emotional
cing
and time management is key to redu
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time
ing
work
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