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Killian Faughnan , Group CISO at William Hill
Taking risks with security is out of the question when it comes to protecting operations , particularly for well-known bookmaker , William Hill . Killian Faughnan , Group CISO at William Hill , tells us about his role at the company and some of the driving factors behind its ambition to continuously strengthen its cybersecurity posture .
WILLIAM HILL CISO DISCUSSES OPERATING ROBUSTLY TO AVOID GAMBLING WITH CYBERSECURITY
wWhat does your role look like
day-to-day ?
It ’ s quite varied . Like most CISOs , a lot of my time is spent trying to enable my teams to deliver on our objectives . This means a lot of time spent leveraging soft skills , coordinating activities and keeping the wheels of InfoSec turning smoothly .
Like most senior roles , a lot of the work is in building relationships and networks across the business and paving the way for my team to be able to do what they need to as effectively and efficiently as possible . There ’ s also a lot of time spent considering the way we work as a team and as an organisation , how we can provide a better service and whether we ’ re focusing on the right areas . As time moves on , the priorities you have need to move with it so it ’ s important to regularly stop and review where you ’ re at .
What prompted your interest in a career in cybersecurity ?
I was always interested in figuring out how to make computers do things they weren ’ t meant to and to see what happened , so security was a natural fit for me . I started in security as a pen tester , which is a difficult job to not enjoy . From there , it was a lot of time spent figuring out how to identify and exploit issues before turning my hand to the defensive side . I think what kept me in a career in cybersecurity is the www . intelligentciso . com | Issue 31
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