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From Crisis to Catalyst: A CEO's Lessons Learned from A

Cybersecurity Incident

By Ariel Katz, CEO, Sisense

There are events in business and life that put everything else into perspective. Sometimes, these are
moments of crisis, yet also moments of clarity; moments of shock, and moments of growth.

In April, Sisense, the company I lead, suffered a cybersecurity incident. As a tech company serving some
of the biggest names in the industry, it wasn’t a huge shock. We were hardly the first—and certainly won’t
be the last—company to suffer a security incident, and the question wasn’t really “if”, but “when” it would
happen.

Adversity comes with the unique opportunity to surpass yourself and I believe that is exactly what we at
Sisense have done – rise above. The wisdom and lessons we’ve gained from this incident are precious
and hard-earned, and I thought I’d take some time to share what I learned from one of the most
challenging months of my career.

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