We are joined by Lior Arbel, who is Performanta Group’s General Manager for Europe & North America and Chief Strategy and innovation Officer. A focused and driven security executive with nearly 20 years of IT security industry experience, Lior joined Performanta in 2013 as CTO in the UK, before becoming GM in 2015. Lior started at IBM where his passion for information technology grew. Previous roles included moving to a start-up, PortAuthority Technologies, offering a data leak prevention solution. PortAuthority Technologies  was acquired by Websense (now Forcepoint) where Lior continued to work for the next 8 years, ultimately overseeing the company’s strategic Data Security Solutions department as Senior Director. Key Minutes: 03:30 - The 12 year Education 07:55 - Journey into Cybersecurity 14:32 - The Purple Tribe culture 20:17 - Challenges of Covid-19 24:40 - The next 18 months in cybersecurity 27:00 - Standing out in the cybersecurity industry 32:00 - Innovating internally 35:25 - The Cybersecurity Awards 27:45 - Ten Quick Fire Questions You can find Lior at: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/liorarbel/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/performanta/ Website: http://www.performanta.com Follow us:
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