In this What’s Next with Aki Anastasiou interview, ESET Southern Africa Group CTO Adrian Stanford unpacks how AI is transforming the cybersecurity industry.

Stanford is an experienced cybersecurity professional who bridges the gap between business and technical teams to deliver excellent outcomes.

This is thanks to his strong ethos of curiosity and his passion for understanding how things work - both technically and commercially.

He strongly believes that the starting point of any successful technical or product journey is creating a strong team culture that not only attracts the right talent, but also enables people to do their best work.

Stanford has been with ESET Southern Africa for over 12 years and has worked his way up from his initial role in channel development to his current C-level position.