GO PHISH
EROS,
CHIEF TRUST AND SECURITY OFFICER – D
ONELOGIN, WHO TELLS US ABOUT LIFE INSIDE AN
WE ‘GO PHISHING’ WITH VANESSA PEGU
OUTSIDE THE OFFICE.
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What would you describe as your
most memorable achievement in
the cybersecurity industry?
. My
I have a few memorable moments
that
team
the
was
less
Wire
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AT&
at
team
the
of
ide
outs
tested the first-ever iPhone
how
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kno
we
did
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impactful that would be then. Stev
n to
give
be
only allowed two phones to
had
team
rity
secu
my
AT&T Wireless and
was
ne
pho
r
othe
The
nes.
pho
one of the
ces on
with the team that tested new devi
the cellular network.
, its
When we did see it for the first time
and
ve
upti
user interface was so disr
.
unlike anything anyone had ever seen
in
ent
mom
l
rica
histo
e,
hug
a
That was
technology and the mobile space.
Another memorable moment for me
public
personally was taking a company
r
afte
er,
lead
rity
(DocuSign) as a secu
ch.
brea
rity
secu
a
red
suffe
the company
I believe that even
though I am the
boss, I am no
different than the rest
of the team, I just
have a different role.
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This was a very memorable
time and very gratifying after a
long journey.
What first made you
think of a career in
cybersecurity?
Well, I didn’t think of a career in
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cybersecurity. When I was at AT&
that
Wireless, the head of security at
do an
time had hired an outside firm to
. The
ture
pos
rity
secu
our
of
assessment
s’
bos
my
and
d
goo
not
was
ome
outc
ctor
boss asked him to dedicate a dire
his
into
me
d
calle
he
So
to ‘fix security.’
fix
go
to
g
goin
’re
‘you
said
and
e
offic
gy
security’. I was already a technolo
itect
arch
rity
secu
one
leader and had
h
on my team but I didn’t know muc
of what he did. Security wasn’t such
,
a big thing back then. So basically
my
d
che
laun
that
and
’
I said ‘OK
career in cybersecurity.
The lesson here is that when the
to
door opens, sometimes you need
the
let
not
take that opportunity and
they
unknown stop you. People fear that
ity
real
in
but
it,
do
to
how
w
don’t kno
you may be turning down a career-
defining moment.
What style of management
philosophy do you employ with
your current position?
that
I am a servant–leader and employ
es in
com
er
pow
the
like
feel
I
philosophy.
in
ing
orm
perf
y
ybod
ever
and
p
grou
the
with
s
goal
mon
the group, and having com
to
ive
relat
es
biliti
onsi
resp
clear roles and
those
goals. I believe that, even
rent
though I am the boss, I am no diffe
have
just
I
,
team
than the rest of the
be
a different role. Everyone needs to
load.
highly accountable and carry their
They need to help the overall team
achieve its objectives as well as their
be
own individual objectives which can
.
ther
toge
work
all
we
n
achieved whe
be
Your individual objectives shouldn’t
ing
Hav
s.
ctive
obje
counter to the team
ble
clear goals, being highly accounta
and honest and respectful.
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