QIAGEN
DR DANIEL SCHATZ
TITLE : CHIEF INFORMATION SECURITY OFFICER
INDUSTRY : BIOTECHNOLOGY LOCATION : GERMANY
Dr Daniel Schatz is responsible for QIAGEN ’ s global Information Security program . Previously , he was the CISO for DAZN , Perform Group , and led the global Threat & Vulnerability Management program for Thomson Reuters . He is a Chartered Security Professional ( CSyP ), a Chartered Institute of Information Security member , and holds qualifications including CISSP , CISM , CIPP / E , CIPM , CCSK , ISO27001 LA / LI . He received his MSc in Information Security & Computer Forensics from the University of East London , where he also completed his PhD focusing on the Economics of Information Security . He was one of the organisers of the popular Security Bsides London conference . organisation renowned for its sensitive data . “ As a CISO we tend to have a low profile but if things suddenly go wrong we become the most crucial person in the organisation .
“ Attacks are increasing , which is little surprise considering how quickly organised cyber-criminals are improving their craft . A few years ago it was all very basic . You could buy basic malware packages and later on you could rent some basic botnets . We used to say in cyber-security – you don ’ t need to outrun the bear , you just need to outrun the
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