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ETAY MAOR TITLE : SENIOR DIRECTOR OF SECURITY STRATEGY
COMPANY : CATO NETWORKS LOCATION : GREATER BOSTON
EXECUTIVE BIO
Etay Maor is an industryrecognised cybersecurity researcher . Previously , Etay was the Chief Security Officer for IntSights , where he led strategic cybersecurity research and security services . Etay has also held senior security positions at IBM – where he created and led breach response training and security research – and RSA Security ’ s Cyber Threats Research Labs , where he managed malware research and intelligence teams . Etay is an adjunct professor at Boston College and is part of Call for Paper ( CFP ) committees for the RSA Conference and QuBits Conference . He holds a BA in Computer Science and an MA in Counter-Terrorism and Cyber-Terrorism .
“ This ,” he says , “ has made the need for strong security measures even more complex as traditional perimeter-based network security solutions are no longer sufficient to protect remote and office workers from cyber threats .
“ The rise of remote work and cloud technology has rendered traditional , perimeter-focused security solutions obsolete . If a significant percentage of an organisation ’ s users and IT assets sit outside
of the protected network , then defending that perimeter provides the organisation with limited protection against cyber threats .” As hybrid work has become the de facto standard for many companies , postpandemic , organisations must also become more flexible with their workplace policies .
“ Therefore ,” Maor adds , “ organisations looking to support hybrid work will require a long-term strategy that ensures their infrastructure is equipped to securely facilitate this new flexible work environment .”
Disparate workforce creates new security challenges The current threat landscape continues to present the modern enterprise with numerous challenges with remote and hybrid working only compounding those issues further for the IT team . A dispersed workforce creates more specific challenges associated with remote and hybrid working .
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