WHO TELLS US ABOUT LIFE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE OFFICE .

What would you describe as your most memorable achievement in the cybersecurity industry ?

Back in 2017 I was part of a team that helped restore a major global client ’ s business back to full operations within 24 hours after being taken offline by the WannaCry attack . This was my first experience of the level of severe impact a major breach can cause ; not just the downtime or the business impact but living through the resulting crisis management employed by highly trained teams . Let ’ s just say this is where I caught the cyber bug .

More recently I am super proud to have launched the CyberArk Identity Security platform in the cloud – right here in the UAE . This is the first holistic identity security platform available from any vendor that offers full capability through Identity and Access management , endpoint privilege management , focus upon machine privileges , operational technology privileges – and all based upon our strong foundation of intelligent privilege controls .

The goal is now to deliver this to the other markets across the Middle East and help our clients to consolidate their toolsets , set free their resources and reduce their cyber debt .

What first made you think of a career in cybersecurity ?

I started listening to a podcast called ‘ The Darknet Diaries ,’ which is still in production now . Truthfully , this was the first time where I had felt that the stories I was listening to made a link between my work environment and sci-fi style challenges with an outcome that is a real threat to everyday life and business . Today , jumping out of bed in the morning knowing that I ’ m contributing to help protect the businesses and jobs that we all work hard to build gives me all the belief and motivation I need to do my part to help win this battle .

What style of management philosophy do you employ with your current position ?

A very human one , because the boundary of work and life is now a blur for all of us . I see it as my responsibility to empower an open and authentic working environment to ensure the switch between home and work is a seamless one . I am also laser focused on strategic planning – reviewing where we are , targeting where we need to be and executing plans for how we succeed on that journey . In my experience this builds the foundation for a hard working , outcome driven , growth minded and fun working environment . Ultimately , we are all here because we are people wanting to do business and have valuable interactions with other people .

What do you think is the current hot cybersecurity talking point ?

For me it is the area of managing machine identity and privileges . At CyberArk we think about it as ‘ The Rise of the Machines ’. For every one human identity there are an average of 45 machine identities – and organisations expect the total number to triple in

Surround yourself with positivity and a solid foundation of family and friends .

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