In this What’s Next with Aki Anastasiou interview, SmartCrypto Managing Director Dayle Wheeler discusses cryptography’s role in data protection.

Wheeler boasts over 30 years of experience in the ICT industry and has held his current position at SmartCrypto since 2020. Before this, he worked as SmartCrypto’s Technical Director for three years.

Wheeler also has extensive IT security and cryptography experience outside of SmartCrypto, most notably leading the IT security teams at multiple Olympic Games.

Wheeler begins the interview by explaining what SmartCrypto does and how its core offering – cryptography – contributes to the data security industry.

He expands upon the differences between cryptography and cybersecurity, and explains why cryptography is particularly important for protecting organisational data.

Wheeler then unpacks SmartCrypto’s cryptography offerings and explains which business types benefit most from each of these services.

He also speaks about SmartCrypto’s niche solutions in more detail and highlights what makes them special.

Wheeler concludes the interview by discussing SmartCrypto’s massive growth in Africa and how the company intends to continue this positive trajectory.