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tracked. In these days of
countless data breaches
and the real need for zero
trust it only makes sense
that we return to the
discussion of the core
security fundamentals
that need greater
attention to reduce the
rate of incidents.
How do you deal
with stress and
unwind outside
the office?
I’ve been very fortunate
in that my hobby
became a job and
then later a career. As
a result, I enjoy my
role. That being said,
when I want to unwind
I thoroughly enjoy
taking vacations with
my wife and children
to new and exciting destinations.
What do you currently identify as
the major areas of investment in
the cybersecurity industry?
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DNS and ensuring that web applicat
as
well
as
ck
atta
are protected from
distributed denial of service attacks.
Are there any differences in the
way cybersecurity challenges
need to be tackled in the
different regions? Middle East,
Africa, Europe, Americas.)
The differences in cybersecurity are
on
merely that there is a misconcepti
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rmit
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requirement to secure themselves
against attack as well as to ensure
their network and system hygiene
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are impeccable to counter the onlin
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criminal
element who may seek to
assets.
compromise their Internet facing
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?
in my
The main changes that I’ve seen
ons
ussi
disc
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the
are
role
Micromanagement
was never an idea
that I subscribed to
and I discovered that
my staff would excel
in their positions
if they were
empowered to do so.
and
awareness of cybersecurity
related issues. One thing that I have
couple
endeavoured to do over the last
ons
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