Tech Talk: How To Navigate the Cyber Threat Landscape Next Year

In this edition of Tech Talk, Johan discusses how the threat landscape is evolving in the backdrop of a hybrid workspace and the steps security teams can take to gain visibility into the state of remote endpoints.

Last Updated: April 12, 2024

Johan Dreyer, Field CTO, Mimecast joins Neha Kulkarni for a little serious and light-hearted conversation on the challenges and priorities of cyber threats and how to navigate these challenges.

In this edition of Tech Talk, Johan discusses how the threat landscape is evolving in the backdrop of a hybrid workspace and the steps security teams can take to gain visibility into the state of remote endpoints. He also talks about the new-age tactics threat actors are implementing to execute a breach and building a security-first mindset.

Watch our complete conversation in this video:

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0:00 – Introduction

0:45Opens a new window – How the threat landscape is evolving in the backdrop of a hybrid workspace?

3:00Opens a new window – What are some of the new-age tactics threat actors are implementing to execute a breach?

5:32Opens a new window – How big a threat is shadow IT in remote work environments and how should enterprises tackle it?

7:18Opens a new window – What steps can IT teams take to gain visibility into the state of remote endpoints?

9:24Opens a new window – How can CISOs address the hybrid threat landscape to lower their business risk?

11:22Opens a new window – What are the 3 actionable insights discussed at the International Cyber Expo 2022 to ensure business resilience in the event of a cyber-attack?

13:32Opens a new window – What tips do you have for the CISOs to ace at building a security-first mindset?

About Mimecast

Mimecast has stopped bad things from happening to good organizations by enabling them to work protected. The company empowers more than 40,000 customers to help mitigate risk and manage complexities across a threat landscape driven by malicious cyberattacks, human error, and technology fallibility. The advanced solutions provide the proactive threat detection, brand protection, awareness training, and data retention capabilities that evolving workplaces need today. Mimecast solutions are designed to transform email and collaboration security into the eyes and ears of organizations worldwide.

About Johan DreyerOpens a new window

Johan has spent the majority of his career focused around email and collaboration tools with a particular interest in Security. The early years started in Harare, Zimbabwe before moving onwards to Dubai, where he spent 7 years, and more recently to the UK where he heads up Sales Engineering for Mimecast UK & I. Before moving to the UK, Johan was a key driver in establishing a market leading Microsoft Consultancy that specialised in Office 365 and Lync Enterprise Voice deployments across the Middle East based out of Dubai.

About Tech TalkOpens a new window

Tech Talk is an interview series that features notable CTOs and senior technology executives from around the world. Join us as we talk to these technology and IT leaders who share their insights and research on data, analytics, and emerging technologies.

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Neha Pradhan Kulkarni
Neha Pradhan Kulkarni

Technology Editor, Spiceworks Ziff Davis

Neha Pradhan Kulkarni is our Technology Editor. She oversees coverage of IT leadership, digital transformation, cloud, data security, and emerging technologies. Neha is in charge of tech interview series called Tech Talk and Ask the CXO. She has previously worked for Dentsu Aegis Network's iProspect and Ugam. When she is not reading or writing, you can find her traveling to new places, interacting with new people, and engaging in debates. You can reach her at neha.pradhan@swzd.com
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