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“ The balance of making sure you allow employees to freely operate , while protecting the company , is a challenge ”
CHRISTOPHER ADJEI-AMPOFO CIO / CISO , UPHOLD
Increasing cybersecurity awareness Adjei-Ampofo and his team spent much of last year focused on protecting Uphold ’ s external perimeter , before shifting their attention to these aforementioned insider threats .
It is paramount , from their perspective , to ensure cybersecurity awareness stays top of mind for every member of the workforce , regardless of their department .
The CISO considers this to be an ongoing campaign and believes it is beginning to bear fruit .
“ Now , when they receive that fake email , immediately they question it ,” says Adjei- Ampofo , with discernible pride in his voice . “ That ’ s as a result of a really robust security awareness training programme .
48 March 2024