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MARC LUECK , CISO EMEA AT ZSCALER
Marc Lueck is CISO EMEA at Zscaler , a security technology vendor . He describes the importance of cybersecurity in an organisation and also speaks about the major area of investment in his industry .
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Describe your current job role
I am a field facing CISO working for Zscaler , a security technology vendor . I represent and communicate our internal controls to our customers to build trust , ensuring that our customers understand how we protect
ourselves , our service and our customer ’ s data . In addition – I leverage my 26 years of security experience to peer with our customer CISOs to operationalise and consume our platform ; ensuring they get value .
What would you describe as your most memorable achievement ?
Security rarely has great ‘ achievements ’ – the job means ensuring that problems remain problems , not catastrophic issues . These issues include ransomware and zero-day mitigation ; but dealing with these issues are all part of the job . However , if I were to look at my work here at Zscaler , I built and launched what we call our ‘ Security Risk Assessment ’, an engagement used to help match our platform to security and business outcomes . I feel it ’ s a great way of helping to use my experience to help people look beyond features and architecture into the business value of a security platform . important to look at your behaviours regularly – sometimes it feels like you are succeeding when in fact you aren ’ t . Get feedback and act on it regularly !
What do you currently identify as the major areas of investment in your industry ?
Zero Trust has moved from ‘ buzzword ’ to go-to architecture – it changes the game for security but is still not well-defined . However , lifting the stones of our IT past to find implicit trust underneath and removing it where possible will be an investment for years to come .
If you could go back and change one career decision , what would it be ?
I would have chosen a career earlier than I did . For 11 years I contracted – the money was good
What style of management philosophy do you employ with your current position ?
I am not currently managing people ; but I always try to enable those who work for me to succeed ; listen and ensure their success is recognised . It is
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