BOOHOO GROUP PLC
“ ONE BIG BUZZWORD FOR OUR
SECURITY STRATEGY AT THE
MOMENT IS CONSOLIDATION ”
DORIAN SKEETE HEAD OF INFORMATION SECURITY , BOOHOO GROUP PLC
Creating Boohoo Group ’ s security strategy Having spent 14 years in roles at the UK government , before consultancy roles including a year at IBM , Skeete has a wide range of experience in the information security field .
Joining Boohoo in June 2022 , one of Skeete ’ s first actions was to create the group ’ s security strategy , ensuring the delivery of all cybersecurity processes , training programmes , maintenance and growth activities continue to take place at the highest standard .
“ One big buzzword for our security strategy at the moment is consolidation ,” he explains . “ We have quite a complex environment and a number of tech stacks that need protecting in different ways .
“ When it came to creating our security strategy , we needed to look at consolidating how we do that , not just in terms of the tooling and technology that we use and the vendors that come with that , but also streamlining our policies and processes and resources to do that across the wider group .”
But as Skeete explains , with 13 brands to think about , achieving this was no easy task . “ It wasn ’ t easy , but it certainly was something that needed to be done ,” he comments .
“ Don ' t get me wrong , we ' re not starting from the bottom , but we certainly do have a journey to navigate in terms of where we are now and where our future state needs to be .”
158 May 2023