GO PHISH
WE ‘ GO PHISHING ’ WITH LEE WRALL , CO-FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR , EVERYTHING TECH , WHO TELLS US ABOUT LIFE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE OFFICE .
Lee Wrall is the Co-founder and Director of Everything Tech – a leading Managed Service Provider ( MSP ). We speak to him about life inside and outside the office .
wWhat would you describe as your most memorable achievement in the cybersecurity industry ?
When we moved every single one of our customers over to using Multi- Factor Authentication ( MFA ) as part of a planned shift , it was a massive moment . It involved training and deploying more than 5,000 active users to MFA over a period of three months – we did it because it was a huge leap forward in terms of security . I ’ d recommend MFA to any business as the starting point of their cybersecurity regime ; it ’ s what every aspect of security begins with .
Without access to a bike or a pair of running shoes , I ’ d have gone mad a very long time ago .
What first made you think of a career in cybersecurity ?
I was working in the paper industry , literally working in a merchants like in the TV series The Office , but without a manager like David Brent ! I knew the industry was dying and I didn ’ t want to be on the way out with it , so I turned my interest in systems into my profession .
What style of management philosophy do you employ in your current position ?
I like to be very relaxed as a manager . I ’ m a big believer in letting people get on with their job and then asking for help , assistance or support if they need it . We have a very flat management structure at Everything Tech and , as part of it , I encourage all the members of our team to be honest and open .
What do you think is the current hot cybersecurity talking point ?
Awareness training , or rather the lack of it , continues to be a massive part of the cybersecurity risk . The majority of the issues in the field come from the human who is sitting behind the keyboard and falling for the scams that arrive in their inbox .
How do you deal with stress and unwind outside the office ?
I exercise a lot . Without access to a bike or a pair of running shoes , I ’ d have gone mad a very long time ago .
If you could go back and change one career decision , what would it be ?
I would have got into IT about half a decade earlier than I did . Around that time , there was the potential to make massive amounts of money , certainly in the thousands a day bracket . www . intelligentciso . com
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