APJ | BeyondTrust & IDC: How PAM can Help you Defend Against the Next Cyberattack

Simon Piff, Vice President- Practice Group, IDC Asia/Pacific

Simon Piff is Vice President for IDC's Asia/Pacific region based in Singapore. He advises both technology and business leaders, as well as IT suppliers on Digital Transformation, the CIO Agenda and Digital Trust, as they relate to the ability of organizations to gain improved returns on their IT investments around hybrid cloud infrastructure, mobile productivity, the value of analytics and Artificial Intelligence (AI).

With a broad background across enterprise IT due to his experience over the years, from building an online business in Hong Kong in the 90's, to consulting in the early days of the internet (including designing ISP and intranet infrastructure) for Digital Equipment Corporation. His years with Microsoft, whilst focused around Business Intelligence, exposed him to a range of application development, infrastructure and end user challenges and issues.

At IDC, his portfolio has encompassed data management, hybrid multi-cloud architecture and more recently the coverage of blockchain technology and security has allowed him to focus on business issues and C-Suite needs and how these can support Digital Transformation initiatives.

Scott Hesford, Director of Solutions Engineering, APJ

Scott Hesford has over a decade of experience in IT security. Before joining BeyondTrust in 2019, he worked as Principal Consultant for CA Technologies and other large enterprises in Australia and New Zealand. A trusted cyber security advisor to enterprise customers, his experience spans across several industries such as banking, insurance, energy and utilities, in addition to state and federal governments. At BeyondTrust, Mr Hesford is an essential contributor in the regional security engineering department, helping enterprises and government agencies improve their security posture against internal and external threats.