The 10 Most Influential Leaders in Security, January 2021

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ERON HEARD Holistic and Innovative Approach to Cyber Security

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eeping business data and digital assets safe and secure is harder with more and more potential weak spots being identified. Today, hacking is becoming more sophisticated and there are industries springing up around data theft and sabotage prevention. IT security may build a bigger fortress around data & networks and limit access wherever it can make a breach unlikely but, a determined cybercriminal can find a way around it. Therefore, to ensure Cyber security, aligning with a skilled leader in cyber security solutions is a huge advantage for the organization. Eron Heard is one such skilled and innovative leader. He has worked on various large cybercrime and cyberterrorism initiatives for Government and business entities. Eron is the Chief Revenue Officer at Cyber Forza, a company with unparalleled expertise in designing and executing critical cyber security protection solutions globally. Eron has used his 25+ years of IT experience to help everyone, from Small Business to large Multi-National Enterprise organizations, to understand the industry need for a more agile, unified, scalable, integrated and interoperable methodology in the pursuit of overcoming a constantly changing, brutally persistent and highly skilled global adversaries. Below are the highlights of the interview between Eron and CIO Look wherein he shares his journey and valuable insights about Cyber security solutions through Cyber Forza: Brief us about your role at Cyber Forza and your journey as a business leader. I am currently the Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) with an ownership position at Cyber Forza. After serving in the US Air Force and earlier attending Loyola University in Chicago with emphases in Business and Communication, I have over two decades of experience in the IT sector. Have held Sr. Sales, Director, General Manager, SVP, Executive Director and CEO level positions at Norstan, Toshiba, Inter-tel, Fujitsu, Source One, Sentinel Technologies, Carousel Industries, Altura Communication Solutions and Cyber-Tek.

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