Paulo Moniz became Chief information Security Officer (CISO) at EDP in late 2010. But how did cybersecurity come into this life? “I have always been, and still am, very eclectic in my interests and tastes, so, when it comes to my professional career in information technology, I have done programming, managed systems and databases, configured computer networks, among other tasks in this field”, he recalls.
In 2007, he decided to pursue an academic specialization and in 2010, he concluded the CMU Portugal Dual MSc degree in Information Security between Carnegie Mellon University and the Faculty of Sciences of Universidade de Lisboa , .
In this interview with Security Magazine, Paulo Moniz talks about his role as CISO, leadership and major challenges in cybersecurity. You can read the interview (in Portuguese).
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