TERANET
Teranet
- Cybersecurity Best Practices
“ It ’ s always about balance ,” she says , with a hint of zen . “ Ultimately , it ’ s risk versus reward . What you want to achieve out of a security programme and what you want to invest , versus what kind of exposures and risks that organization faces .
As a self-confessed computer nerd , McCulloch has been immersed in the industry since an IT module caught her attention at university . Following a 16-month internship at IBM , where she says she learned “ an immense amount ”, her love for the IT industry was cemented , and McCulloch enjoyed a number of high-flying roles .
“ My past roles include positions where I was internally facing and externally facing , so I have consulting experience as well as building an in-house security practice from scratch .
“ From those two experiences and perspectives , I have built a very balanced view of different ways to deliver a security protocol to different companies .
“ So , I bring that balanced view to Teranet , and I work in tandem very closely with the executives on that .
Corporate cybersecurity post-pandemic McCulloch has the onerous task of making sure Teranet utilises cutting-edge technology to maintain its robust and agile architecture against cyber threats - a challenge that she relishes .
As part of her role , she has built a security practice programme and team and also works on Teranet ’ s identity and access management multi-factor programme . She also oversees the security posture enhancing initiatives including the zero trust model development .
“ The past 12 months have been an eyeopener for companies globally in terms of cyber awareness and breaches . Although , we keep saying this annually , to be honest with you ,” she says .
296 July 2021