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Camelot is the licensed operator
of the UK’s National Lottery. David
Boda – Group Head of Information
Security – Camelot, tells us how
he approaches cybersecurity
challenges to ensure the
organisation stays cybersecure
and maintains its integrity.
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“Because the lottery is heavily
dependent on integrity, there’s a lot of
buy-in from the business for what we
are trying to achieve, as well as from the
wider stakeholder community.
“The National Lottery celebrates its 25th
this year and we’ve just passed the
£40 billion mark of money that has gone
to charities and good causes as a result
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MAINTAINING THE
INTEGRITY OF THE
NATIONAL LOTTERY
amelot has been the
licensed operator of
The National Lottery
since its launch in
1994. The company is made up of
around 750 employees. David Boda
has been Group Head of Information
Security for more than three years and
is tasked with overseeing all aspects
of information security. He says of
the role: “We run our own Security
Operations Centre (SOC) so it’s quite
a nice environment to work in because
we do most things in-house.
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of what we do. That’s also one of the
reasons I like working here – it’s not just
about being a commercial organisation,
it’s about giving back.”
Cybersecurity challenges
At Camelot, all aspects of security are
relevant, but there is a strong focus
on integrity. “People need to have
confidence that if they play a game,
they know they’ve got a fair chance of
winning,” Boda said.
“We spend a lot of time trying to threat
model that out and understand how we
can come up with the right answers
to give all of our stakeholders the
assurance they need – whether it’s
regulators, the public playing the games
or other stakeholders.
“Around 60% of UK adults currently
play National Lottery games. So that’s
a large proportion of the UK adult
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