President of EMEA
Gert-Jan Schenk is President of EMEA at McAfee with 20 years of experience in global sales and marketing in the security space. Prior to McAfee, Schenk held the role of senior vice president of EMEA at Juniper Networks where he managed 900 employees throughout EMEA and grew the business from $600 million to $1.2 billion in revenue over three years. Before Juniper, Schenk was vice president, channels, at Unisphere Networks (acquired by Juniper Networks in 2002). He also held director of channel sales, EMEA, at Redback Networks and regional sales director, Benelux and Central Europe for Madge Networks.
A number of factors are causing today’s security landscape to evolve. A global survey we conducted this month revealed that 60 per cent of consumers worldwide own three or more internet-enabled devices. The diversity of these tablets and smartphones, and the vast range of operating systems they run on, mean the opportunity for more sophisticated Read more…
Tags: biometrics, cloud-based, complex, Consumer, content, cyber threat, digital age, digital assets, digital life, drivers licences, features, financial records, innovative, intel, intuitive, McAfee, McAfee LiveSafe, mobile smartphone security, multiple devices, passports, personal data, protect, responsibility, safeguard, smartphones, storage, stored, tablets
May has been another very busy month packed with events and plenty of travel! I spent a few days with some of our best sales people at the McAfee President’s Club in Venice and Croatia, followed by a short stop at the McAfee Executive Summit in Frankfurt where I had the pleasure of catching up Read more…
Tags: behaviour, children, content, control, cyberspace, digital natives, EBC, EMEA, Executive Briefing Center, Executive Briefing Centre, intel, McAfee, McAfee Family Protection, McAfee Labs, McAfee LiveSafe, Netmum, OnePoll, online safety for kids, parents, protection, safe
Last week I was in one of my favourite cities – Istanbul. Not for pleasure unfortunately, but for our EMEA QBR. I was passing time in the airport lounge, flicking between news stories on my iPad, when I was struck by the amount of articles on the ‘right to be forgotten.’ ENISA – the European Read more…
Tags: cyber criminals, data governance, Data Protection Regulation, EMEA, ENISA, EU, Identity, knowledge assets, loggins, McAfee, passwords, personal data, PIN, social media, the European Network and Information Security Agency
My travels have continued over the past few weeks. First stop – South Africa, where I met with some of our customers and partners. It’s an exciting time for Africa at the moment in terms of opportunity. According to Canalys, Africa is leading growth in EMEA with a year-on-year growth rate of almost 15%. The Read more…
Tags: byod, Canalys, Cork, cyberattacks, Cybercrime, database security, EMEA, Enda Kenny, Endpoint Security, Great Place to Work; Best Workplaces Ireland 2013, IDA, Ireland, Irish Examiner, Irish Prime Minister, McAfee, Mike Decesare, Network Security, R&D, security management, SIEM, South Africa, The Economist, threat intelligence, Todd Gebhart, web security
Earlier this month, I was very excited to learn that the McAfee Cork office was recognised as a ‘Great Place to Work’ in the Irish Times’ Best Workplaces Ireland 2013 list. This accolade reflects the ‘P’ of one of our EMEA 2013 core themes – PACT (People, Activity, Commitment, Teamwork). I often say that, as Read more…
Tags: Abu Dhabi, CDC, Cork, critical infrastructure, Cyber Defence, Cyber Defence Center, Cybercrime, Dubai, Financial Services, forensic, Great Place to Work; Best Workplaces Ireland 2013, Ireland, McAfee, Oil & Gas, PACT, People, Security Connected, United Arab Emirates
I’ve just returned home from a fantastic and very enjoyable ski vacation, where I had the rare opportunity to spend some relaxing yet quality time with my family. As the old adage goes, time really does fly, and the holiday came and went in the blink of an eye. This might be the last year Read more…
Tags: DeepDefender, EBC, Endpoint Security, Executive Briefing Center, McAfee Network Security Platform, Mobile World Congress, rootkit, RSAC, SIA Partners, ValidEdge sandboxing
I hope you have all had the same great start to the year as I have had, although I must say that since the beginning of 2013 my agenda has been incredibly packed. Time flies; we are already in February and I have just returned from a trip to Moscow where great things are happening; Read more…
Tags: 2013 threat predictions, Citadel, epo, Global Threat Intellgence, GTI, intel, McAfee, Security Connected, SIEM, trojan
The last month was jam-packed, with a number of exciting activities taking place. Beginning with great news, let me announce that McAfee won Best Business Security Provider in V3’s Technology Awards 2012, one of the UK’s leading technology publications. Great achievement! McAfee held two Security Summits in London and Paris attracting over 750 customers and Read more…
Tags: Aylesbury, Digital divide, EU, G-J Schenk, McAfee, McAfee Q3 Threat Report, McAfee Technology Centre, Nobel Prize, online safety for kids, safe, Security Connected, Security Summit
I am just back from Focus12 Las Vegas, where the McAfee Security Conference was being held. We kicked off the show with McAfee co-President Mike DeCesare, followed by our CTO Mike Fey. Our guest Desperate Housewives star, Eva Longoria came on stage to speak with Mike DeCesare about her strong involvement in various philanthropic activities Read more…
Tags: FOCUS12, G-J Schenk, George W Bush
Let me come back to my recent trip to Russia. I am still getting so much good feedback from the various meetings I had there. My interview with Valery Vassilev, editor of PC Week Russia was published online and in the print edition which will be distributed on the Infosecurity Russia show taking place next Read more…
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