![]() ![]() One problem here is compliance - companies will go after a check mark in some internal process, but maybe they never even set it up. “We even see it in enterprise-grade customers. You don't just want to grab a random product and say ‘because I have a budget of X, I can look at these four products.' Does that make sense? Maybe you don't need any of those? “Identify your valuables and what can be done specifically in terms of attack base,” Malcho suggests. However, even the smallest organisations can keep themselves safe with a little strategic thought. We're working hard on cloudifying our large console that we call the Security Management Center.ĭespite the cybersecurity risks that cloud technology brings, it is an inevitability. “The largest part of our developer resources are working on cloudification. This will also be the enterprise version because enterprises are also going to cloud. The MSP market is also interested, but they actually want to have the large console because they want to manage all their customers from one spot. We removed a bunch of things that an SMB wouldn't use and overcomplicate the product. “We have responded to this, we released our cloud-based console for SMBs (250 seats) last year. “The first question is always cloud,” Malcho says. This is a message that has been heard loud and clear. In Gartner's 2018 Endpoint Detection and Response Magic Quadrant, ESET was named as a Challenger, a strong position, but missed out on the coveted Leader title primarily due to “its limited cloud management capabilities. The rising global importance of corporate culture is one that companies from small countries have a head start on and, when it comes to tech, ESET is also working to stay ahead of the game. As I inherited our philosophy, gradually it's going to get into everyone. Our philosophy is: make everyone an expert. “Our philosophy has always been that you don't just want to have an army of soldiers and someone's going to tell them what to do. Explain to people what the value is and what the motivation is, and what happens if they fall for the trick. “One thing that is really important when you talk about people understanding what phishing is, is what types of attacks and why someone might be attacking your company. “You need to practice what you preach, basically,” is his advice to any executive in charge of cybersecurity. Perhaps this is why when the topic of how to ensure employees are cybersecurity savvy comes up, Malcho's response revolves largely around culture. This Slovakian company understands that a country is not defined by the size of the market, evidenced by the CEO himself making his way to the ESET APAC conference in Queenstown this week. ![]() His story is not that far from that of many Kiwis that I have met, and his manner is not too far either. Later, as I speak to Malcho generally about life and living, it begins to fall into place - he is from a small country, population around five million, began tinkering with tech in his garage, and soon found himself working for a company punching well above its weight, globally. I noticed it first when he was speaking on stage about AI and ML in the cyber threat landscape - a certain frankness that is not often seen in the C-suite of multinational corporations. There is something oddly familiar about ESET CTO Juraj Malcho's manner as we sit down to talk at Chillisoft's CybersecCon last Friday. Above: Chillisoft CEO Alex Teh, ESET CTO Juraj Malcho, ESET CEO Richard Marko, Chillisoft founder and MD Geoff Cossey, and ESET APAC COO Lukas Raska - in Queenstown, New Zealand for the ESET APAC conference ![]()
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