GO PHISH
CISO,
WE ‘GO PHISH’ WITH CHARLES POFF,
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SAILPOINT, WHO TELLS US ABOUT LIFE INSIDE AN
OUTSIDE THE OFFICE.
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What would you describe as your
most memorable achievement in
the cybersecurity industry?
in the
My most memorable achievement
ing
build
nd
cybersecurity industry is arou
from
mes
ram
prog
world-class security
as
the ground up. It’s not as common
tions
nisa
orga
t
mos
but
think
may
ple
peo
get
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t
I’ve worked in have tigh
restraints, employee skills gaps,
es
security/organisation alignment issu
from
s
focu
rity
and overall lack of secu
the board of directors.
When I am able to work for an
organisation that takes security
s
seriously, from the board of director
down through the organisation, and
I am able to hire the right people
.
and well-funded, the sky is the limit
a
ding
buil
’,
align
s
‘star
e
thes
e
Onc
and
high-per formance security team
e.
plac
into
programme fall
I am passionate
around finding the
right people and
capitalising on their
natural gifts and or
passion.
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The long -term outcome is that we
be
are: 1) setting the company up to
tic
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with
ctive
proa
ly
high
secure and
rity
secu
security insights, 2) setting the
they
team up for success in ever ything
ng
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care
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do (which
nity
opportunity) . I’ve had the opportu
ing
orm
perf
high
to build a few of these
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se
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ts
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ieve
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mor
of my
e.
and the journey on how we got ther
What first made
you think of
a career in
cybersecurity?
My IT and security
career path started
early in my childhood
but didn’t take form
until my third year
in college. I was
studying physics and
rs.
working a lot with maths and compute
s
club
rity
secu
l
loca
I was also part of
like the ‘2600 Meetings’. I started
networking and watching the industry.
tions
At the time, the Microsoft Certifica
so
and
ular
pop
get
to
g
were beginnin
ched
swit
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majors and moved into computer scie
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alwa
has
ral,
gene
in
Technology,
rs
majo
g
chin
swit
and
mine
of
ion
a pass
seemed like the right thing to do.
What style of management
philosophy do you employ with
your current position?
e
My style of management should com
te
iona
pass
am
I
t.
as no surprise to mos
around
finding the
right people
natural gifts
their
and capitalising on
ut positive
abo
all
am
I
ion.
and or pass
hips.
communication and building relations
a
as
me
ram
I see any security prog
yone
collective whole that requires ever
re. I
secu
is
pany
com
the
re
ensu
help
to
rent
diffe
hire
to
t
also think it’s importan
e is
types of personalities but ensure ther
nce.
a bala
What do you think is the current
hot cybersecurity talking point?
I think there are at least a few hot
es
security topics, but the one that com
see
I
rity.
secu
d
to mind is around clou
s
in the industry a lack of security skill
line
pipe
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and
Ops
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