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Secret CSO: Dan Garcia, EnterpriseDB
What do you feel is the most important aspect of your job? “Balance. Information security is one of the few areas within the business that cuts through multiple departments, functions, skill sets, and problems that need attention.”
CTO Sessions: Daan de Cloe, AutoFill Technologies
What makes an effective tech strategy? “You'll need to pursue a tech strategy that enables you to quickly test, validate and integrate new hardware and software as it becomes available.”
C-suite career advice: Karl Breeze, Matrix Booking
What advice would you give to someone starting their career in IT/tech? “Try lots of different things, do not be afraid to make mistakes, and be open and honest about everything you do.”
CIO Spotlight: Doug King, ePlus
What advice would you give to aspiring IT leaders? “Always have a learning mindset. Ask questions and seek out experts from whom you can learn.”
Secret CSO: Scott Gerlach, StackHawk
What advice would you give to aspiring security leaders? “There are two. Help people achieve their personal goals, while also making sure that you help the business achieve their goals.”
CTO Sessions: Paul Dix, InfluxData
Are there any technologies that you think are overhyped? Why? “This may sound surprising, but I'd say Kubernetes - we've felt the pain of dealing with it.”
C-suite career advice: Ofer Klein, Reco
What are some common misconceptions about working in IT/tech? “80% of the value created is between the people in the business and not just the tech or machines we are using or helping to protect.”
CIO Spotlight: Hilda Perez, Brinqa
Do you have a succession plan? “I strongly believe in succession planning. As a leader, we should always be aware of the talent within our ranks and make sure to develop growth plans alongside them.”
Secret CSO: Benjamin Dulieu, Duck Creek Technologies
What do you feel is the most important aspect of your job? “Collaboration. Cybersecurity professionals must be good technologists, but we must also understand that there is ultimately a business to run.”
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CTO Sessions: Stuart Wells, Jumio
What is the biggest issue that you’re helping customers with at the moment? “More than anything, financial services organisations need to onboard customers and make that experience as frictionless as possible, while at the same...
C-suite career advice: Christian Müller, Moss
What advice would you give to someone starting their career in IT/tech? “The more you understand how your company is actually built, the better you can be at communicating your vision and finding solutions that actually work.”
CIO Spotlight: Hasmukh Ranjan, AMD
What roles or skills are you finding (or anticipate to be) the most difficult to fill? “Artificial Intelligence: people who have the right data analytics skills to make sense of this phenomena that's hitting us.”
Secret CSO: Carl van Ass, Performanta
What advice would you give to aspiring security leaders? “All aspiring security leaders should begin by asking ‘why’ – not ‘how’.”
