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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?
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been working on the processes and
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procedures within my company. Whe
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fires and working very tactical risk-
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If you could go back
and change one
career decision what
would it be?
I don’t have many regrets
career-wise. Early on, I
was a security consultant
and was able to travel
to Europe. I spent time
with so many different
organisations with so
many great people that
while it was challenging
travelling so much, it was
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the cybersecurity industry?
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We all make
mistakes and we
need to learn to
move on.
What
advice would you offer
somebody aspiring to obtain
a C-level position in the
security industry?
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