Intelligent CIO Europe Issue 28 | Page 7

EDITOR’S NOTE W elcome to the latest edition of Intelligent CIO Europe where we round-up the trends and developments throughout the region’s technology sector. This month, we have Nicholas Woods, Group CIO, Manchester Airport Group, on the cover and we hear how IT vendor, Keysource, helped the Manchester Airport Group (MAG) to modernise its critical national infrastructure. Woods explains how the solution has enabled the enterprise to deliver an exceptional customer experience and operate efficiently. You can read about this in more detail on page 58. Our second case study this issue comes from Alfred H Knight, a UK-based mining and metals company. Matthew Underhill, Head of Infrastructure, discusses his role in the business and how it implemented a NetApp solution to simplify its operations. Unavoidably, we must turn our attention to COVID-19 (Coronavirus) as it dominates news across the globe. Spain is this month’s ‘Country Focus’ and has unfortunately been one of the worst countries hit by the pandemic. We take a look at some of the IT initiatives that Spanish telecom companies such as Telefonica and Euskaltel are www.intelligentcio.com carrying out to help manage the disruption caused by the virus. as how he likes to relax and unwind outside the office. Sticking with the subject of telecommunication, for this month’s ‘Industry Watch’ we consider how telcos can minimise the threat of cybercriminals. Undeniably, telecom companies are a target for cyberattacks due to the abundance of sensitive data in their possession. 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 David Higgins, EMEA Technical Director at CyberArk, argues there is a need for telecommunications companies to sharpen their cybersecurity but is confident that with the right approach, they can minimise the threats. Alix Pressley Editor For this issue’s ‘Editor’s Question’, we hear from our experts about the best practice approach businesses should take to password security. Richard Meeus, Security Technology and Strategy Director, EMEA at Akamai; Stuart Sharp, VP of Solution Engineering at OneLogin; and Jonathan Knudsen, Senior Security Strategist at Synopsys, offer their opinions on the subject that is a never-ending battle for enterprises. This month, we ‘Get To Know’ Aaron Auld, CEO of Exasol, who tells us how his career path brought him to where he is now, as well INTELLIGENTCIO 7