Organised by Eskenzi PR in media partnership with the IT Security Guru, the Most Inspiring Women in Cyber Awards aim to shed light on the remarkable women in our industry. The following is a feature on one of 2022’s Top 20 women selected by an esteemed panel of judges. Presented in a Q&A format, the nominee’s answers are written in their own words with minor edits made by the editor for readability and where relevant, supplemented with additional commentary by their nominator.
This year, the awards are sponsored by Beazley, BT, KPMG and KnowBe4.
Camellia Chan, CEO and Founder at X-PHY, a Flexxon brand
What does your job role entail?
Put simply, my role is to make sure that the business continues to make an impact – to the industry and my team. This entails having oversight of business development, investing in industry partnerships, setting the strategy for global expansion, and nurturing a team of extraordinary people. In practice, our work seeks to respond to industry needs.
I started Flexxon as a memory and storage solutions provider, specialising in industrial, medical, and automotive NAND storage devices, and leveraged on this expertise to develop the X-PHY Cybersecure SSD (solid-state drive), our flagship cybersecurity solution. This happened because I noticed a recurring trend when speaking to our customers – that both blue-chip companies and smaller enterprises had either fallen victim to a cyberattack or were worried about this becoming the case. We evolved and created X-PHY to address this pressing problem.
Another part of my job is supporting our incredible employees. It’s important to give your people opportunities to grow, especially considering the growing cybersecurity skills gap – ..
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