editor ’ s note
ello and welcome
H to the latest edition of Intelligent CISO where we bring you a roundup of the trends and developments taking place across the cybersecurity space , globally . We hear from several industry experts who offer their best practice advice on hot topics of interest .
This month ’ s cover story explores how Lloyds Banking Group has reinforced its defences against sophisticated phishing attacks while improving resilience . On page 51 , Paul Branley , Deputy CISO , Lloyds Banking Group , discusses the threats facing the organisation and how Garrison is helping to keep it secure both now and into the future .
A hot topic this issue is Business Email Compromise ( BEC ) attacks . We hear from Proofpoint ’ s Resident CISO , Andrew Rose , who offers his top tips to avoid falling victim to these types of sophisticated attacks as well as why it ’ s important to add an extra layer of protection to your business . This can be found on page 33 .
One of this month ’ s features addresses the C-suite as we look at how CISOs can improve their chances of getting senior executives on board with a budget increase to ensure buy-in to Disaster Recovery . Dante Orsini , Senior Vice President of Business Development , iland , discuss this further on page 36 .
On page 48 , Mark Lukie , APAC Sales Engineer Manager , Barracuda , tells us how the approaches of bad actors have evolved in response to the evolution of remote access security and offers his best practice advice to strengthening cyber defences .
‘ Business Surveillance ’ on page 62 sees Travis Spencer , CEO of Curity , take an in-depth look at how Multi- Factor Authentication ( MFA ) bolsters the security of a single password and he also explores the protections MFA provides to secure businesses .
To round off , we hear from Lee Wrall , Co-founder and Director of Everything Tech , who discusses his career journey so far and how he landed in his role . Find this on page 71 .
I hope you enjoy the read and if you ’ d like to contribute to any future editions , please don ’ t hesitate to get in touch at alix @ lynchpinmedia . com
Alix Pressley Managing Editor www . intelligentciso . com
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