Intelligent CISO Issue 08 | Page 81

GO PHISH SECURITY WE ‘GO PHISHING’ WITH JAKE MOORE, T SPECIALIST AT ESET, WHO TELLS US ABOUT ABOU LIFE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE OFFICE. What would you describe as your most memorable achievement in the cybersecurity industry? unit While working for the cybercrime within my local police force, I was digital asked to give a talk on stage at a t me wan ’t didn they but , show innovation e thes ce, advi urity rsec cybe uss disc to . else g guys wanted somethin g They asked if I could do somethin ld cou I if d special – one even wondere live il ema e’s eon som ethically hack into e and on stage. I accepted the challeng ld got to work. I always thought I wou hat e whit and ring enjoy social enginee even was e lleng cha this but hacking, g more fun than I expected and bein e mor even it e from the police just mad e. ienc aud the and me exciting – for account The moment I got into my target’s was the this knew I ple, peo in front of 500 I find most people don’t want to talk about computing – it is one of those feared answers at a party when asking ‘so what do you do then?’ www.intelligentciso.com | Issue 08 could only way truly effective cyberadvice er dang the that was t be taught. The poin lot a e don be t migh and is very real t to easier than many think. It is importan this with ed harm note that no privacy was ally actu were ils ema experiment and no on I read. And most importantly, the pers do to ed accessed the email of had agre this experiment. What first made you think of a career in cybersecurity? I’ve always been into technology and as a child I always enjoyed finding out the backdoors or hacks into any system. My current job hadn’t been created when I was growing up so I decided to join the police force and investigate computer crime in the digital forensics unit. This taught g and me a huge grounding in computin ms. victi help to ion emphasised my pass ted crea soon was unit e The cybercrim Then, and I was naturally attracted to it. big the e 14 years later I decided to mak on ed thriv and d worl jump into the private this leap. What style of management philosophy do you employ with your current position? r be I think cyberawareness should neve when , rally Natu ing. nger seen as scaremo ribe desc they used are tes cdo cyberane have. the negative impact an attack can n However, when delivering protectio advice, it can be done in a positive way and make red people feel productive and empowe re cultu to to make the simple changes ll Sma ch. brea a rt thwa which may in turn t wha are ges chan re edu steps and proc and really add up to the best defence even when completed in an engaging, or ding. guar safe best fun way, makes for the What do you think is the current hot cybersecurity talking point? I find most people don’t want to talk e about computing – it is one of thos ng aski n whe y feared answers at a part ly visib can You ?’. then do ‘so what do you as face their from n drai ur colo see the k it dawns on them they are now stuc 81