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Isabella Nagel

PROJECT COORDINATOR

IIsabella Nagel (known as Bella) is Project Coordinator for OryxAlign, our IT Service Partner. She has been heading up the project management of the rollout of the Landsec Cyber Acceleration (LCA) project, which aims to help Landsec improve its cyber security posture. The LCA project started in January 2022 and was to run for a year but has been extended until March due to the amount of work required at each site. The project covers 32 Landsec sites nationwide, including 19 in the London Portfolio. “The scope is to onboard all Service Partner network endpoint devices,” says Bella, “and also carry out remediation works to increase security.” The endpoints in question are workstations and servers, rather than handheld devices. For example, the PCs at building reception desks but also less obvious kit such as CCTV, lighting and access control servers.

Bella is part of a technical team at OryxAlign who are dedicated to the LCA project. Their work includes the rollout of replacement endpoints, backups, next-generation EDR (Endpoint Detection and Response) technology and software patches. So far, over 380 endpoints have been updated as part of the LCA project and then incorporated into OryxAlign’s Managed Services Framework. Bella’s work requires close collaboration with other Aspire Service Partners, and often their subcontractors, to determine the impact of the work required. “It’s not always the same sub-contractors from site to site,” says Bella. “I think in total we have engaged with over 70 providers at some point to find out what their endpoints facilitate, where the kit is, how old it is and whether it’s within the scope of this project.”

Older hardware is more susceptible to cyber-attacks and often newer endpoints are required to run the latest software. Searching out every device on site can be tricky. “What often happens,” explains Bella, “is that they get forgotten about because they’re in a cupboard far away; they do something that nobody needs on a daily basis.”

Born in South Africa, Bella moved to the UK in 2018 to progress her career. She started at OryxAlign as a Service Coordinator, working with service delivery and procurement, and then moved into the Projects Team in 2021. Describing herself as “definitely a foodie”, she likes eating out and all the delightful activities London has to offer. She also enjoys travel, saying: “One of the perks of living in London is that Europe is so close.”

Bella is highly regarded by her colleagues at OryxAlign. “She has worked tirelessly over the last year with all Aspire Service Partners,” says Peter Schwartz, Landsec Account Director at OryxAlign. “She has established working relationships and has taken the time to get to know the partner community and the value they provide to Landsec. Bella is passionate about what she does and always has a smile on her face.”

Angela Millen, Head of Professional Services at OryxAlign, agrees: “Bella’s dedication and perseverance throughout the project have ensured milestones and targets have been achieved. She is highly respected by Landsec, its partners and her colleagues, who all agree she is doing an outstanding job to support the delivery of the Landsec Cyber Acceleration programme.”

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