Ending Cyber Risk for SME's in Australia with Steve Hunter from Arctic Wolf
In Episode 012 of REDD’s Business and Technology Podcast our hosts Jackson Barnes (BDM – REDD), and Brad Ferris (CEO – REDD) interview Steve Hunter, Director, Sales Engineering at Arctic Wolf ANZ. Steve shares his insights from starting as an engineer with Cisco, to moving to Forescout, then to Google and ultimately to Arctic Wolf on the mission to end cyber risk for SMEs in Australia.
At Arctic Wolf, the mission is to End Cyber Risk through effective security operations. To achieve this, they believe that organizations must do three key things: 1) Optimize existing IT and security controls 2) Add expertise to establish 24×7 coverage 3) Continually review their cybersecurity posture and implement strategic actions to strengthen it
Arctic Wolf recently launched in ANZ with REDD as the official launch partner. Reach out to the REDD team to discuss how the REDD and Arctic Wolf partnership can help you eliminate Cyber Risk in your organisation.
Recorded Thursday, December 8th, 2022.
00:00 – Start
00:45 – Steve Hunter Intro and Background
03:36 – Moving to Forescout
04:16 – Moving to Google Cloud
04:53 – Moving to Arctic Wolf
05:12 – When did you change your focus to Cyber Security?
05:38 – Presales and Network Security at Cisco
06:20 – Why did you move from Google to Arctic Wolf
09:06 – Arctic Wolfs Mission to end Cyber Risk
10:18 – Meeting Lane Roush – Global Head of Engineering @ Arctic Wolf
10:32 – Arctic Wolf is not a product vendor
12:11 – Arctic Wolf is an extension of the customers IT Team
13:16 – How does Arctic Wolf help organisations end cyber risk?
14:39 – The Function of the Concierge Security Team
17:18 – The Arctic Wolf Cyber Operation Centre is one of the largest SOCs in the World
19:23 – The role of the TSP partnering with Arctic Wolf
21:28 – What Percentage of incidents that we have to escalate to customers come from end-point monitoring?
22:06 – 15-20% of the incidents that we report to customers are sourced from end-point telemetry
22:42 – What size business should consider outsourcing their operations?
23:29 – Core vs Context – Is security core to your business?
24:26 – Under 1,000 employees it does really make economic sense to have an internal security operations centre (SOC)
24:43 – You need about 8 people to staff a 24/7 security operations centre
25:05 – Staffing a security operations centre is very difficult in the current market
26:00 – What size business should consider outsourcing their security operations?
27:46 – Team Culture
30:26 – Why Arctic Wolf?
32:04 – How would you advise the IT manager or CIO in approaching their executive teams or board to implement cyber-Security?
33:26 – How do I go to the board and justify investment in Cyber Security?
35:37 – Current state of the cyber security market in Australia and what does Arctic Wolf bring to that?
37:07 – We are shifting away from a tools based market – there is a shift to outcomes vs just technology
42:26 – What is the key to managing successful technical teams?
45:24 – Unpacking Data Sovereignty Issues
49:16 – Whats next for Arctic Wolf in Australia
If you would like to discuss any of the topics discussed in this episode further with a REDD expert or if you would like to be a guest on the show, please get in touch either via our website, enquiries@redd.com.au or through any of the links below. https://redd.com.au
https://www.linkedin.com/company/redd-digital/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bradley-ferris/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacksonpbarnes/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevenhunter/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/arcticwolf/
Thanks for watching!
About REDD
REDD is a Technology Success Partner business headquartered in Brisbane, Australia. The Business and Technology podcast focuses on the commercial application of digital technologies in business. Guests will include industry experts, vendors, customers, business owners and anyone with unique insight to share. We discuss and explore current events, issues and stories relevant to business leaders, entrepreneurs, technologists and everyone in between. The show will have a mix of hosts from the REDD leadership anchored by co-founding Director and CEO Brad Ferris.
REDD is a leading provider of the following services
1. Digital Advisory Consulting
2. Managed Technology
3. Cloud Computing
4. Managed Security Services
5. Connectivity
6. Unified Communications
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