As Managing Director EMEA, with over 15 years’ experience in Security, Neil Severn is responsible for developing and executing Armor’s business strategy across the theatre. His primary focus is on sales, marketing, partners and services. Since joining Armor in 2019, he has led the EMEA region to consistently exceed targets and deliver innovative solutions to overcome customer business challenges in both established and emerging markets.
Prior to joining Armor, Neil served as Senior Director EMEA Channels & Alliances at McAfee/Skyhigh Networks and added to his responsibilities by leading the Cloud Specialist Sales teams across EMEA where he focused on building an indirect sales organisation. Before that, he held leadership positions in Channel, Alliances and Engineering and experience across Networking, Security and Cloud from his tenures at Juniper Networks, IBM/Q1Labs and F5 Networks.
We recently discussed the need for UK organisations to consider their security posture in light of rapid technology adoption and the growth of online sales. Retailers must not only protect a customer’s financial data under PCI DSS regulations, they must also adhere to data processing guidelines brought about by GDPR. As volume and complexity increase, finding […]
We recently explored how the rapid adoption of e-commerce in the UK makes it a world leader in online shopping and a target for cyberthreats. Retailers are a major target for cybercriminals not only because they often store large volumes of personal and financial data, but also because the speed of adoption requires UK e-commerce […]
When it comes to e-commerce, the scrappiest fighter for online sales has long been the United Kingdom. While geographically smaller than the US, the UK has the most advanced e-commerce market in Europe and are second in the world in online spending per capita. So why does the UK seem to punch above its weight […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has created the most distributed workforce in history, and with it comes new concerns about data privacy and control. Consider the dilemma of notifying employees that a team member has contracted the coronavirus; or imagine how healthcare organisations, in a rush to contain the virus, must sprint to share data in real […]
We’ve recently explored how organisations are beginning to experience the repercussions of GDPR non-compliance, including fines and damage to reputations. Many are coming to understand the cost of controlling data and the impact it can have on a variety of business units. What seems less clear is how to implement controls to ensure compliance and […]
For decades, we’ve all given up our phone numbers, addresses, and other personal data in the name of free email services, social networking sites, and special offers from retailers. But over the past 20 years, that consumer data has been collected, used, and sold to create some of the most profitable companies in the world—think […]