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our defences. These organisations include Lenovo and ASUS, as well as distributors such as Digi-Key
and World Micro. Such willingness to explore new avenues in creating a holistic cybersecurity posture is
an important first step, and business leaders should adopt similar innovation and safety-led mindsets to
rethink frameworks when building their organisation’s IT infrastructure.

As guardians of each organisation, leaders must adopt this updated cybersecurity approach and
advocate for a more holistic cybersecurity stack that comprises the seven layers of cybersecurity
architecture identified in the OSI Model. Work with cybersecurity advisors, hardware solutions providers,
educate your teams, and start integrating multi-layered hardware solutions into your infrastructure.

1 FortiGuard Labs Reports Ransomware Variants Almost Double in Six Months. Retrieved from:
https://www.fortinet.com/corporate/about-us/newsroom/press-releases/2022/fortiguard-labs-reports-ransomware-
variants-almost-double-in-six

2 Ransomware Uncovered 2021/2022. Retrieved from: https://www.group-ib.com/resources/threat-
research/ransomware-2022.html

3 Cloud Infrastructure Spending Closes Out the Fourth Quarter and 2021 with Strong Growth, according to IDC.
Retrieved from: https://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=prUS48998722

About the Author

Camellia Chan is the CEO and Founder of Flexxon. She founded Flexxon in
2007 as a global company that specialises in next generation hardware-
based cybersecurity solutions and industrial NAND flash storage devices.
Camellia oversees the company’s business development and growth,
industry partnerships, and expansion to regional and global markets.

With a passion for innovation and a strong entrepreneurial spirit, Ms. Chan
established the critical building blocks of Flexxon’s brand and business in its
early years and continues to guide the company forward by constantly
pushing the boundaries of innovation. Ms. Chan is driven by the desire to
use technology for good, and strives to create a safer space for citizens of the digital economy. Through
the company’s work in the cybersecurity space, Flexxon is charting a path forward that will not only help
combat cybercrime more incisively, but deliver inclusive solutions. To achieve this, the company’s
solutions are designed to be cost-effective, user-friendly, and easily accessible.

Camellia can be reached online at [email protected] and at our company website https://x-phy.com/.

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