SIMON CROCKER
CLOUD SECURITY
SIMON CROCKER
TITLE : SENIOR DIRECTOR – SYSTEMS ENGINEERING ( WESTERN EUROPE )
COMPANY : PALO ALTO NETWORKS LOCATION : UNITED KINGDOM
Simon Crocker is the Director of Systems Engineering , WEUR , at Palo Alto Networks . In his role , he is responsible for overseeing all presales engineers and their engagements throughout the region . Simon has 30 years of experience in the networking and security industry , having worked across verticals including the public sector , retail , financial services and telecoms .
Before joining Palo Alto Networks , Simon was a Systems Engineer at Juniper Networks where he worked for over 13 years . must prioritise a comprehensive cyber resilience strategy to safeguard their operations and data . Simon outlines the critical components of an effective cloud-based cyber resilience approach , the first of which is the building of robust access controls and visibility .
“ Implementing stringent authentication mechanisms , such as multi-factor authentication ( MFA ) and role-based access control RBAC ), is fundamental to building a comprehensive cloud-based cyber resilience strategy ,” he explains .
134 May 2024