editor ’ s note
ello and welcome
H to the latest edition of Intelligent CISO where we bring you a roundup of some of the top trends taking place across the global cybersecurity market . We include input from various industry experts who offer their best practice advice on some trending discussion points .
This month ’ s cover story explores how Sandvik managed the shift to a Zero Trust framework . Sebastian Kemi , Chief Information Security Officer at Sandvik , discusses how the global engineering company shifted to a Zero Trust-based security infrastructure as a way to combine new technologies with its business strategy of constant innovation . We hear how it worked with Zscaler to deliver on this , on page 51 .
An interesting feature this month places a spotlight on the African cybersecurity landscape to assess cybersecurity awareness in the continent as many people still don ’ t believe cybercrime will affect them . Anna Collard , SVP , Content
Strategy and Evangelist at KnowBe4 Africa , discusses this in more detail on page 18 .
This month ’ s ‘ Editor ’ s Question ’ asks the experts how far threat intelligence data is vital to a successful and well-rounded cyber-strategy . We received inputs from Jamie Collier , Mandiant Senior Threat Intelligence Advisor , EMEA , Google Cloud ; Alistair Thomson , Director of Product & Innovation at Adarma ; and Christopher Duggan , Head of Cyber Threat Intelligence at Bridewell , who raise some thought-provoking points .
‘ Predictive Intelligence ’ focuses on why endpoint protection and Zero Trust are the future . On page 33 , Rob Allen , VP of Operations for EMEA at ThreatLocker , explains how organisations can ensure a seamless approach to cloud solution adoption and reduce their exposure to attacks .
Elsewhere in the magazine , we shine a light on the role of the CISO . Valerie Abend , Global Cyber Strategy Lead at Accenture and Lisa O ’ Connor , Global R & D Lead for Security at Accenture , offer advice to women aspiring to become CISOs , as well as for management and hiring teams on best practices to support women in achieving their goals . This can be found on page 48 .
A very poignant topic currently is the rise of ChatGPT . On page 67 , Florian Malecki , Executive Vice President Marketing , Arcserve , discusses the security risks of ChatGPT and how businesses can safeguard their data .
I hope you enjoy this month ’ s issue and if you ’ d like to contribute to any upcoming editions , please don ’ t hesitate to get in touch at alix @ lynchpinmedia . com
Alix Pressley Managing Editor issue 60 www . intelligentciso . com
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