GO phish detection and response aspect of credentials being misappropriated by attackers .
Are there any differences in the way cybersecurity challenges need to be tackled in the different regions ?
capitalisation of the likes of Microsoft , Google and Nvidia . In terms of practitioners , AI is unlikely to be top of the budget list for 2024 . Instead , visibility , identity and cloud security are still where the majority of investment is going . However , nobody can deny the potential Generative AI could contribute to cybersecurity – applying it within SenseOn has enabled further gains in terms of the automation , summarisation and clarification of complex topics for users .
How do you deal with stress and unwind outside the office ?
I have two very young children , as well as three older children , so understandably they take up the majority of my spare time . But over the last few years , I ’ ve got into ultra marathons and run 50k or 100k races fairly frequently . I ’ ve got a race coming up in the next couple of weeks , which you might think would add to any stress I may be under , but I find being out in nature really helps me unwind and gives me the space to think .
If you could go back and change one career decision , what would it be ?
I ’ ve only really had two careers – my military career which ended in 2015 and my current career in cybersecurity , which began when I set up Fortitude , a cybersecurity consultancy before SenseOn . I feel fortunate to say that I don ’ t regret any of the decisions I ’ ve made in my career , and I hope that ’ s something that continues .
What do you currently identify as the major areas of investment in the cybersecurity industry ?
Among our customers we ’ re seeing an increased appetite for automation , alongside the concept of a ‘ single pane of glass ’ as an alternative to SIEM which is costly and cumbersome . Identity is also a critical area of investment for CISOs as more and more applications move to the cloud . They ’ re not only interested in the governance and management side of things , but also the threat
There is certainly a difference , driven in large part by regulatory requirements , but also at times by cultural nuances . In the Middle East , for example , we often see more demand for on-premises installations rather than cloud , purely due to preference .
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 the last year , we ’ ve moved SenseOn to a channel-first model , using channel partners such as value-added resellers , MSPs and MSSPs to grow and execute our business . That has been a really important change for us , and we ’ ve learned a great deal from our channel partners as they ’ re able to give us feedback more objectively than if we were doing it all internally .
Off the back of this success , we ’ ll be developing this approach further and expanding globally with our new channel partners . So personally , I see the time I spend with these channel partners continuing to increase , which I ’ m excited about .
What advice would you offer somebody aspiring to obtain a C-level position in the security industry ?
Whether you ’ re aspiring to become a CISO within a company or a CTO or CEO in a cyber business , then my main piece of advice would be to really understand your customers .
For those wanting to become a CISO of a company , you need to really understand how your organisation conducts business , brings in revenue and satisfies and drives value for customers , as you can then overlay this understanding with your security expertise and leadership . It ’ s that lens that the board will be looking to you to provide to ensure that the customer ’ s continue to have trust and confidence in your company .
The same thing really applies if you want to build your own company . You need to be intimately aware of your customers ’ struggles and pain points and what your business is ultimately trying to solve as well as what both you and your customers see as your organisation ’ s differentiated value .
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