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What do you currently
identify as the major
areas of investment in the
cybersecurity industry?
While many organisations are
not yet moving to cloud, it’s
estimated that over 60% of
GCC organisations will be
in the cloud by the end of
2018. Their biggest concern
therefore is how do they
put workloads and critical
applications into the cloud
and ensure they have suitable
security and redundancy. A
recent Gar tner study revealed
that company IT investments
have shifted from building
infrastructure to deploying to
and securing cloud.
Securing the cloud will remain the
the
highest priority for customers over
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next two years. It’s also wor
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Are there any differences in the
way cybersecurity challenges
need to be tackled in the
different regions? Middle East,
Africa, Europe, Americas.
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adoption. This means more infrastru
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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?
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cloud
changes with a significant move to
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that
My role has changed to ensure
the
ress
add
to
vate
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our teams
needs of our customers both with
to be
technology but also in our ability
.
agile
commercially
I have worked for too
many organisations
that value success
more than the quality
of their products,
the well-being of
their staff and the
happiness of their
customers.
Going forward I can
on
see my role becoming more focused
team
thy
heal
and
developing a happy
.
which has a good work-life balance
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their staff and the happiness of their
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customers. I will not let Mimecast
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What advice would you
offer somebody aspiring to
obtain c-level position in the
security industry?
There are two pieces of advice I
would give.
takes.
1. Do not be afraid to make mis
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learn,
you
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the
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during your care
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prep
and
plete
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mor
and the
er.
you are when you become a lead
to
2. Stay focused. My old boss used
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