Cross-channel: Phil Duke

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Cross-channel: Phil Duke

What information security solutions do you supply?

Kaspersky for anti-virus, PCI security utility Qualys, ManageEngine for monitoring and deployment of application controls, SolarWinds, also for monitoring; Netrix for active directory changes; FileSite, which controls changes within the file system; and Fortigate, Cisco, and Sonic Walls for firewalls.

What are your infosec credentials?

Our staff have Fortinet and Kaspersky certification, among others. We've also passed the GCIH and GPEN, which are penetration-testing examinations.

When did your company first get involved in security?

In 2004.

What's an infosec trend you've been hearing about?

AirWatch and Citrix mobile device management. We're seeing massive demand to secure mobile devices. ShareFile from Citrix is a great product – it acts as a personal Dropbox replacement, with controlled policies around business data.

Can you tell us about a recent project?

The client was a reasonable-sized retail company, with a couple of hundred stores around the Asia-Pacific. We did a security audit of core infrastructure and wireless – throughout the head office, warehouses, and stores. The review result was that they were not secure!

What is driving customers towards security projects?

Users are becoming more IT savvy. With devices and apps that are free or through an app server, users who are aware and know how to do basic IT (eg download work email, use mobile as USB device) will serve themselves. These days companies are more likely to lose data and IP from staff departures than be hacked by a random virus or an outsider.

Information security is…?

Protecting business data and protecting the business operationally.

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