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About the Author
Dirk Schrader is the Global Vice President of Security Research at
New Net Technologies (NNT). A native of Germany, Dirk Schrader
brings more than 25 years of delivering IT expertise and product
management at a global scale. His work focusses on advancing
cyber resilience as a sophisticated, new approach to tackle cyber-
attacks faced by governments and organizations of all sizes for the
handling of change and vulnerability as the two main issues to
address in information security. Dirk has worked on cyber security
projects around the globe, including more than 4 years in Dubai.
With technical and support roles at the beginning of his career, his
career path includes sales, marketing and product management
positions at large multinational corporations, as well as small
startups. He has published numerous articles in German and English about the need to address change
and vulnerability to achieve cyber resilience, drawing on his experience and certifications as CISSP
(ISC²) and CISM (ISACA). His recent work includes research in the area of medical devices where he
found hundreds of systems unprotected in the public internet, allowing access to sensitive patient data.
Dirk can be reached on Twitter @DirkSchrader_ and at our company website
https://www.newnettechnologies.com/.

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