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This month ’ s cover story , which can be found on page 51 , features Yaron Zehavi , Senior Enterprise Architect , Identity Architect & CIAM Product Owner , Raiffeisen Bank International .

He tells us how the Vienna-based bank achieves secure delivery of standardised banking applications to its 12 network banks .

“ With Ping Identity ’ s solutions , we have laid a robust foundation for our future identity strategy – and we are very much looking forward to successfully finalising this ambitious and high-profile modernisation project together .

In this month ’ s Editor ’ s Question on pages 27 – 30 , we ask industry experts what innovative approaches or technologies organisations should implement to enhance detection and mitigation capabilities in the face of evolving attack techniques .

and approachable to staff . I make an effort to adapt my leadership style based on the individuals I ’ m supporting .

“ Seeing other people shine is something that really energises me ; it ’ s a real sense of pride when I see someone who ’ s progressing well in their career . My view of success is having somebody that I currently manage then grasping the opportunity to climb the ranks and become my manager .”

To read the full article , please turn to p67 .

Alongside growing regulatory requirements and a fragmented IT landscape across Central and Eastern Europe , Raiffeisen Bank International , needed an agile , comprehensive solution that prioritised security and usability for its user base of 18.6 million customers .

“ The search for a suitable , customer groupwide IAM solution wasn ’ t easy as we needed a highly scalable solution that would be compliant and effective across 12 countries and operational in a short space of time ,” said Zehavi .

We hear from Keith Fenner , SVP and GM EMEA Diligent ; Paul Crighton , ANZ Managing Director , Barracuda Networks ; and Alex Woodward , Senior Vice President – Consulting Delivery , CGI UK and Australia .

This month ’ s Go Phish features Emma Leith , Director of Consulting , Bridewell , who tells us what makes her tick inside and outside the office .

“ I ’ m a very driven individual , but I don ’ t think that should stand in the way of humility ,” she says . “ I like to make sure I ’ m accessible

Don ’ t forget you can read daily news updates on our website . I ’ d like to wish you a good month ahead and please enjoy the read !

Mark Bowen Editorial Director

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