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What makes a good security partner?
As a repeatcustom erw ith Adarm a,Jonathan said
the choice to re-engage w ith the com pany athis
new role w as m otivated by the synergies and shared
values betw een N atura and Adarm a.“It’s hard to put
yourfingeron - it’s a vibe,it’s a feeling,it’s the culture
and the sense ofhow Adarm a’s people think and
behave,” he explains.
“N atura w as setup by three visionaries in the 60s
as a vehicle forthem to do good in the w orld.So,
w e’re alm ostlike a cosm etics com pany secondary
to w hatw e w antto achieve in transform ing the
w orld ofbusiness into a force forgood.W orking for
an organisation like N atura,thatprotects sw athes
ofAm azon rainforestand sets up sustainable and
ethicaleconom ic ecosystem s forthe indigenous
people,m eans Iview m y job as a C ISO as adding
m ore than justprotecting bits,bytes and data,”
he continues.
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“Ithink thatAdarm a also has a biggerpurpose
w ith its com m itm entto m aking cyberresilience for
organisations everyw here a reality and fostering
a m ore sustainable digitalfuture.In allthe
conversations I’ve had w ith the people in Adarm a,
you getthatrealsense ofdrive,am bition and
authentic com m itm entto those values - that’s w hy
Ithink it’s a greatpartnership.
“The cyberm arkethas becom e so crow ded and
com plicated.Iw as really fed up w ith thatbig
institutionalapproach to custom erm anagem ent,
so Iw as in the m arketfora differentstyle of
engagem ent.Anyone can run a SIEM orSO AR or
do autom ation orprovide threatintelligence,but
Adarm a is distinguished by the factitinvests in
custom errelationships,in trust,in listening and
understanding to m y needs as a C ISO and those of
the organisation Iprotect.That’s intangible butit
m atters so m uch in a partnership,” he concludes.
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