The Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) certification is considered to be the gold standard in information security. This is so because of all the doors that certification opens to a CISSP professional. Those doors lead to many different types of positions and opportunities, thus making the information security community dynamic and multifaceted.
In support of this, (ISC)² has launched a series of interviews to explore where CISSP certification has led security professionals. Last time we met Jerome Leach and discovered his experience with the CISSP certification. This installment features Angus Macrae. He is Head of Cyber Security at King’s Service Centre, a forward-thinking technology firm that supports the services at King’s College London.
What job do you do today?
I am Head of Cyber Security at King’s Service Centre.
What problems does your organisation solve?
King's Service Centre hosts award-winning innovative and forward thinking teams who support the services of King's College London, one of the worlds' top universities. We provide first-line IT support to the 35,000 strong King’s College London community of students, academics, researchers and professional staff. We do this 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
Why did you first decide to get into cybersecurity?
My first dedicated cybersecurity role came about just because I was really interested in that area of things. I thought that would be really great to actually think about and do security full-time. It wasn't perhaps a conscious decision that I wanted to become a security ..
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