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Continuous learning As with his colleagues at ORIX METRO on digital security, Mathieu is also always looking to continually grow and learn. This even goes back to decisions he made earlier in his career, which he says put him in a good position to tackle his current challenge.
“ I took a very scary leap at the time [ and ] took my training in penetration testing. I did real ethical hacking, so to speak. It was very fun. I was very passionate about it. And that’ s one of the key factors why I believe that I’ m effective at what I do. Because I understand how data travels, because I spent most of my career in network, I know how adversaries think, how they attack, how they do research on their targets
“ And my proficiency in governance, risk and compliance, well, that’ s also a bonus, but I think that makes me a well-rounded CISO. I wouldn’ t say‘ great,’ because you can’ t be the greatest or smartest person in the room; that would just leave you complacent. And I don’ t want to be complacent. I’ m very competitive with myself. I always push myself.”
In May, Mathieu spoke at the Fortinet Accelerate event in the Philippines. He believes that taking part in events like this helps broaden your perspective and find shared experiences.
“ When you engage with different leaders from different verticals, from different industries, you get an insight as to what the challenges are that are different in their vertical and what you have in common. How did they approach it?
“ When you engage with different leaders from different verticals, from different industries, you get an insight as to what the challenges are that are different in their vertical”
Mathieu Manalo CISO ORIX METRO
“ You get to compare notes basically with another person and that’ s very valuable. Since I thrive on comparative data, I like to study the differences, and I get to offer my insights and how they can approach those problems.
“ Getting the opportunity to be on a stage with different individuals in the industry, different experts, different executives, is also my way to share my insights, my inputs and to give back to that respective community that I’ m a part of.” orixmetro. com. ph 17