The shift to remote work and the acceleration of the shift to cloud-based infrastructure have profoundly impacted security teams. With the security risks and threats that these changes pose, most organizations have some work to do to improve their security posture, according to the new 2021 Thales Data Threat Report. Many organizations were unprepared for the unexpected security challenges they faced in 2020. In fact, according to the report only 20% of IT professionals said their security infrastructure was very prepared for the effects of the pandemic

In this episode, Neira Jones is joined by Todd Moore, VP Encryption Products at Thales, to talk through the key findings of the report. They’ll take a look back at the key trends seen in 2020 and the impacts of the pandemic that have carried over into 2021.

Todd Moore

Todd Moore is a respected cybersecurity professional, with over 28 years' experience in helping organizations protect their most sensitive data.

In his role as Vice President of Encryption Solutions, Todd drives strategy for the company's data encryption portfolio – bringing together a set of well-known security brands (SafeNet, Vormetric and Thales eSecurity) together, into a single data protection business line that addresses existing and new customer needs.

Todd joined Thales through a series of acquisitions from his prior roles; these predominantly entailed product leadership positions for both SafeNet and then Gemalto. He had already gained deep understanding of security challenges and technologies within the defence industry, having spent almost two decades with Harris Corporation. Over his career, Todd has a proven track record of developing business cases and market analysis for new security products and delivering them to market. He routinely develops strategies for new product development and execution, as well as negotiating strategic relationships and alliances.

With a rich combination of technology, product and customer understanding, Todd has frequently offered insights and commentary to media on topics such as hybrid cloud, encryption and cryptographic agility. Recent media contributions include the likes of IoT Now, Finextra and BankInfo Security.

You can connect with Todd on LinkedIn.