GO PHISH
In such regions as the Middle East, Africa, Latin America there’ s a bigger enthusiasm for control observed among businesses.
GO PHISH
If you could go back and change one career decision what would it be?
There is no‘ what if’ in history. I don’ t look back; development is a natural process; mistakes are part of the experience.
What do you currently identify as the major areas of investment in the cybersecurity industry?
To have your business protected it takes more than being alerted to incidents. Money Loss Prevention is the new concept which we are willing to enter the markets with. There are many factors which lead to financial loss, it’ s not just leaks. A balanced and well managed approach, as well as the ability to see the whole picture, will enhance security. The search for the source of a problem and its detection helps to prevent losses.
Road Show SearchInform conferences guide you through the Money Loss Prevention concept. The events took place in South Africa on 16 and 23 May.
Are there any differences in the way cybersecurity challenges need to be tackled in the different regions? Middle East, Africa, Europe, Americas....
There’ s one aspect of information security Europe seems to see not the way the above-mentioned regions do. They regard control and the limits of it differently. Monitoring employees with the help of IT instruments has always been considered inappropriate, even if that’ s what it takes to secure the access to confidential information.
To draw the line between private life and work is still not easy. People often have to go to court to solve this problem. Court used to rule in favour of both employers and employees. Now there are new regulations which are coming into force – GDPR is going to make it clear and define human rights in the workplace, indicate which information is private and is out of corporate control.
European companies are sceptical about employee monitoring and staff
activity analysing. They are discreet concerning personal data and private life of employees and prefer to trust each other in professional relationships. Unfortunately, employers get deceived, and the statistics of cybercrimes affect Europe as much as other regions. We have been watching organisations grow interested in information security products all over the world.
In such regions as the Middle East, Africa, Latin America there’ s a bigger enthusiasm for control observed among businesses. They are willing to know everything about possible ways of monitoring and existing risks. Our experience shows that in these countries companies are worried about both external and internal threats.
In such regions as the Middle East, Africa, Latin America there’ s a bigger enthusiasm for control observed among businesses.
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?
A year ago we started to get acquainted with the foreign market. We have opened offices in key regions – Latin America, the Middle East and South Africa. Communication with media and companies’ executives led us to realise the relevance of security inner threats in the international market. Road Show conferences are a part of the international expansion strategy which we have recently begun to implement and would like to keep executing. It is extremely important to all of us to be aware of information security trends; to learn about new threats and improve business protection strategy. These conferences became the platform for all the parties – companies, information security specialists and developers – for meeting and sharing their knowledge, discussing issues and finding solutions.
What advice would you offer somebody aspiring to obtain C-level position in the security industry?
It is crucial to really like what you do and do it responsibly as well as to get involved with each and every process, accept challenges and introduce innovative technology. u
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