GO PHISH
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WE ‘GO PHISHING’ WITH LUKE POTTER
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CYBERSECURITY PRACTICE DIRECTOR (CHEC
TEAM LEADER) AT SURECLOUD, WHO TELLS US
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ABOUT LIFE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE OFFIC
What management
philosophy do you employ
in your current position?
What would you describe as your
most memorable achievement in
the cybersecurity industry?
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I’m pleased to have worked my way
over
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rank
to this level and through the
ing
the years. I’m now essentially runn
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What first made you think of a
career in cybersecurity?
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I found it fascinating, making sure
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the correct controls
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procedures. It ignited a passion whic
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My philosophy is very leadership
al
focused and that means that mutu
ple
peo
ve
belie
’t
don
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key.
is
respect
are
can expect to lead well unless they
ally,
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,
and
respected by their team
ss
that they won’t earn that respect unle
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it
they give
ple
I work hard to look after all the peo
all
they
turn
in
and
in my division
work hard, always, to
support myself and the
business. It’s a real
meritocracy.
What do you think
is the current hot
cybersecurity
talking point?
Highly tailored,
directly targeted
attacks. We all know about mass
or the
ransomware and spam campaigns
ated
repe
n
bee
have
classic scams that
The cybersecurity
community is
fantastically
collaborative –
and of course,
international.
over
the years,
claiming that
nds ;
you’ve inherited thousands of pou
mon
com
t
mos
it’s old news. Now, the
is
way for organisations to be targeted
al
soci
re
whe
is
This
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ona
far more pers
ting
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man
in,
es
com
ring
enginee
ning
people into clicking on links or ope
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ious
insid
attachments with incredibly
ons,
icati
mun
carefully -designed com
the
often purporting to be from within
.
tion
same organisa
groups
Whether these attacks stem from
ed,
nsor
of criminals or are state -spo
ly
the point is that they are incredib
which
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cate
histi
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personalised and
nce
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that
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means, of cou
needs to be also.
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