empowering an innovative and diverse team .

PwC is equally focused on forging strong bonds with their customers . “ Our value is defined by the relationship with the client ,” says Carstens . “ That relationship is born from an intelligent , engaged , highly collaborative process . It ’ s about helping them through their digital transformation journey , through their challenges and providing the insight to assist clients to reach their objectives .”

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is resulting in innovative attack vectors which companies must respond to . “ We see key emerging cybersecurity risks as a result of COVID-19 ,” says Carstens . “ There are a lot of opportunistic threats at the moment . The increasing attacks on businesses means that identity and access management continues to be of paramount significance , in the risk management priorities of organisations .”

“ The focus should be on providing the right people , with the right access , at the right time through the identification , authentication and appropriate authorisation information

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Location : Arnhem-Nijmegen Region

Ivo leads the PwC Digital Identity Impact Center for the EMEA region . Ivo has over 15 years of experience within the digital technology space , with a specific focus on global identity market patterns and translating them to business objectives for clients . He is a strategic and tactical Subject Matter Expert on digital identity topics advising Client Senior management . Ivo works for a variety of sectors , with a main focus on Finance , Retail and high-tech firms . He is engagement leader of several global Cyber Security & Digital Identity programs . technologymagazine . com