Cybersecurity is constantly changing – how do you keep learning? “While I know a lot of people are down on social media, I find that Twitter is a great way to draw attention to new hot topics that I should pay attention to.”
What is the biggest issue that you're helping customers with at the moment? “Fundamentally, our customers come to us to stop breaches, which will always be our core focus.”
What advice would you give to someone starting their career in IT/tech? “Learn data science. Learn algorithms. Learn how to use IT and data science to answer business questions as soon as possible. You’ll definitely go places.”
What does good culture fit look like in your organisation? “Good culture is a complex term and actually cultivating it is an even more complex task… companies are in the process of redefining employee retention and engagement,...
Couchbase - a company known for its open source, distributed multi-model NoSQL document-oriented database software package optimised for interactive applications - shares its views on the transformative forces driving enterprises to...
Data. Big Data. Bigger Data warehouses. Even bigger Data lakes. The face of data has taken many forms over the years. Where you store it has changed. How you use it has shifted. It’s hard to keep track. Decades and decades worth of...
What do you feel is the most important aspect of your job? “Maintaining balance! … The CISO must evaluate objectives and define ways to bring harmony to the chaos.”
What type of CTO are you? “I am very much driven by the technology and enjoy the conceptualising and strategising on how to release its potential along with disrupting and creating new markets.”
What are your career ambitions, and have you reached them yet? “My ambition has always been to be in a fast-paced industry, to help solve problems and bring solutions to tie to those problems.”
The rapid rise of cryptocurrencies over the past decade has been remarkable. However, fluctuations in worth often make cryptocurrency an unreliable investment, and its value is unpredictable. What exactly are the uncertainties...
What's the best career advice you ever received? “Take a lot more risks. I was originally very conservative when it came to risk-taking, but every time I have taken what I perceived to be a risk at the time, it has turned out to be a...