Gergana Winzer Industry Director CyberSecurity APAC for Unisys responsibility: because some of the most
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Unisys is a systems integrator and a technology and services company, so cyber risk has a very
high priority. However, I am not responsible for the security of my organisation but for providing meaningful cybersecurity solutions to our clients. I really enjoy my role, and I would love to have more decision making power in order to deliver the outcomes I know the business wants me to. I however realise that this is a process and I am willing to work hard in order to get there. In my role I get to see the many issues our clients have to deal with on an ongoing basis and be able to keep up with it all in order to be cyber resilient and compliant. Based on my experience, this is how I advise them to deal with those challenges.
Eventually: Every organisation needs to adopt a mindset that acknowledges the growing risk from cyber threats and factors these into its risk assessment. Threat x Vulnerability = Risk. In my role as a cyber professional I see, more than ever, the need to proactively and precisely evaluate threats and vulnerabilities and make appropriate decisions. Being able to calculate the risks in actual dollar value will have a massive impact on the way organisations make decisions on cybersecurity budgets. Unisys has an analytics tool that allows me to predict the impact in dollars of a data breach on my customers and I can see how this type of thinking will elevate us above cyber threats and allow for proactive defence and informed risk mitigation and data based
• Get the basics nonnegotiable: For example, if you can’t always patch find a way to implement other measures and apply them, negotiate internally and make it happen! • Think strategically: Will your strategy be relevant in the next 18 months? If not include a long-term addendum and think long-term impacts. • Communicate, be authentic and take
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decisions. My role is becoming increasingly relevant. I am eager to assist my clients in co-creating solutions that enable them to constantly improve their cybersecurity posture and build further confidence in the measures they are taking. This industry is amazing because it offers so much novelty. I am excited about the new solutions my
