Intelligent CIO Europe Issue 26 | Page 7

EDITOR’S NOTE H ello and welcome to the latest edition of Intelligent CIO Europe where we bring you a whole host of latest updates, from technology trends to product releases. This month on the cover we have Andy Walton, Head of Technology and Cybersecurity at Keepmoat Homes, who tells us how the company updated technology to maintain a digitised infrastructure and how this has allowed room for innovation. He explains how it needed to improve its wireless communications network and has since benefitted from major improvements in communications agility and performance. In another of our case studies, we consider how global textiles producer, Fibertex, prevents costly downtime with an SD-WAN solution from Barracuda. The customer needed to focus on operating with secure, uninterrupted network connectivity to avoid costly downtime and lack of productivity, and the solution enabled just that. For our ‘Country Focus’ feature, we take a look at how the French retail sector is booming thanks to the development of digitised and automated payment options for consumers. As a country which is widely recognised for hosting some of the world’s www.intelligentcio.com largest retail giants, keeping up with consumer demand is key to success. Once again, we turn our attention to cybersecurity but this time, we focus on the construction sector in our ‘Industry Watch’ feature. We get to grips with the importance of why construction companies must operate with security top of mind in order to avoid falling behind on their road to Digital Transformation. Klaus Gheri, Vice President Network Security and General Manager at Barracuda Networks, discusses using technology to combat cyberthreats. Biometrics is another way that businesses are able to remain cybersecure and is something we delve into more deeply. The identity industry is raising the bar for security with biometrics to ensure secure authentication and avoid being the target of a cyberattack. We hear how various companies are providing an answer using this technology. This month, we ‘Get To Know’ Chris Sherry, Regional Vice President, EMEA North, Forescout, who tells us how he likes to relax and unwind outside the office. I hope you enjoy the read and if you’d like to contribute any future content including any case studies, please don’t hesitate to get in touch at alix@lynchpinmedia.co.uk Alix Pressley Editor Password security cannot be forgotten when it comes to ensuring we remain cybersecure, and Morey Haber, CTO and CISO, BeyondTrust, talks about the necessity of password security and offers a single security recommendation to solve an age- old problem. INTELLIGENTCIO 7