Terry Greer-King , VP of SonicWall EMEA , explains the importance of implementing variable security and risk management solutions at an architectural level
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Terry Greer-King , VP of SonicWall EMEA , explains the importance of implementing variable security and risk management solutions at an architectural level
WRITTEN BY : WILL GIRLING
PRODUCED BY : BEN MALTBY
Headquartered in Milpitas , California , SonicWall is a Silicon Valley firewall and cybersecurity solutions company originally founded in 1991 . Acquired by Dell in 2012 and later sold as a subsidiary to Francisco Partners and Elliott Management in 2016 , the company ’ s history is one punctuated by award-winning innovation , deft stakeholder management and prescient industry development . At a time when the rules for enterprise cybersecurity are being rewritten at an unprecedented rate by remote working and an ever-increasingly digital workplace , these qualities have proven to be invaluable . Fundamentally , SonicWall is a company that believes in embracing change and doesn ’ t shy away from investing time , money and energy into making it happen .
It was this attitude that first enticed Terry Greer-King , Vice President of SonicWall EMEA , to join . Beginning his career in the semiconductors industry during the late ‘ 70s , moving through the ‘ PC boom ’ of the ‘ 80s , and then finding himself in the cybersecurity arena , Greer-King emphasises that the power of technology to empower , enable and drive change in society is what motivates him . “ Cybersecurity has been a growing phenomenon ,” he says . “ Nowadays , the threats are much more diverse . If you want to establish a security infrastructure and not touch it for five years , you ’ re going to expose
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