Paulo Lourenço - The Hero Keeping Everyone Safe and Sound

CYBER SECURITY HERO

THE HERO KEEPING EVERYONE SAFE AND SOUND NOT ALL HEROES WEAR CAPES, SOME WEAR CTW HOODIES AND, THESE DAYS, SLIPPERS.

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Not all heroes wear capes, some wear CTW hoodies and, these days, slippers. Paulo Lourenço, Cyber Security Hero, who’s been the architect behind Security and IT systems at Critical TechWorks since its inception, is a good example of this. Strangely enough, a cyber hero is used to working from his headquarters, also known as his home office, so the enforced teleworking caused by the pandemic is nothing new to him.

Every single security threshold in the offices in Oporto and Lisbon was either developed or approved by Paulo, who’s responsible for keeping everybody safe and making sure our information valve only opens to authorised personnel.

He’s been working in IT since the dot-com bubble and has over a decade of experience in security.

This role started gaining ground in his life while he was working at Critical Software, where he was also the Chief Information and Security Officer.

BUT WHAT ABOUT THE BADGES? They’re not just a way of making sure everyone knows your name; they’re also a simple and convenient way of granting people access to different locations and determining the flow of people inside the office. This is the first layer of security in both Critical TechWorks buildings. The next could be, for instance, motion detectors in the most vulnerable areas and the open space area. If the security systems are turned on, either the intruder is Ethan Hunt or they’re on their way to jail.

However, it’s harder to protect digital space from unwanted visitors, as there’s no need to physically step into the office to gain access to the assets, but Paulo reassures us that not only does Critical TechWorks have the necessary building blocks, but it will also deploy other technological mechanisms to reduce exposure to the risk posed by external menaces.