Intelligent CISO Issue 21 | Page 72

GO PHISH Are there any differences in the way cybersecurity challenges need to be tackled in the different regions? (Middle East, Africa, Europe, Americas.) I think there are opportunities for countries to communicate better around fraud, abuse, cybercrime, etc. I think we have some serious gaps with the way law enforcement and the private sector share information. security. Most of the robust security insights and have to be built instead of bought into ing runn ady alre are ies pan com . scale issues with security in general folks This requires really smart security I’ve t Wha set. with a development mind ind beh left is rity secu seen happen is these or put on the side -lines because w kno security programmes do not ent, how to run alongside the developm - fast In s. team ops d clou platform, or to has rity secu ies, pan com ing mov be running faster or as fast as the rity rest of the teams. If not, the secu and y ibilit cred has me ram prog integrity issues. How do you deal with stress and unwind outside the office? with Great question. I love spending time and ng fishi g, ssin my family, moto-cro nature just being outdoors. I am a huge my with that cing rien expe love and buff way a find to t rtan family. I think it is impo to unwind. l and The security arena is very stressfu evil. e som with ling we are always dea my Thus, watching scar y movies is not ny (fun h laug thing. I find ways to try and . usly serio so elf mys movies) and not take . nce bala that find to It’s crucial 72 What do you currently identify as the major areas of investment in the cybersecurity industry? nt I think the major areas of investme ple. peo are concerning cybersecurity moving The right people. Companies are g ythin ever ng mati auto d, clou to the r and the traditional security enginee the nge cha to is absolute. We have ed with security mindset to be more align DevOps, e.g., Dev/Sec/Ops. In fast-moving companies, security has to be running faster or as fast as the rest of the teams. What changes to your job role have you seen in the last year and how do you see these developing in the next 12 months? ing I have seen my job change concern in the Board of Directors’ involvement s nge cha d goo are se cybersecurity. The e mor ing gett is rd boa where the d involved and is getting more educate ucts prod , tives on cybersecurity initia more and best practices. I see and hear us at serio ing gett ies pan com e mor and ing the board with cybersecurity fund are se The th. heal rity and overall secu n whe for stry, indu the in s nge great cha and usly a company takes security serio rity comes from the top down, the secu such in s nge cha y pan com the posture of . way d goo a What advice would you offer somebody aspiring to obtain C-level position in the security industry? vel For anyone looking to obtain a C-le to how n lear position, make sure you ntify articulate risk and find ways to qua e ienc aud r you w kno to vital it. It’s e to when talking about risk and I striv risk ut abo talk to s find creative way ever y day. u Issue 21 | www.intelligentciso.com