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GARRETH SCOTT , Managing Director of Credence Security, has
an extensive bank of experience in the cybersecurity sector to draw on.
ITC talks to him about his most memorable achievements, his career in
technology and his managerial strategy.
C
redence Security specialises in IT
security, forensics and incident
response. Working closely with leading
IT security vendors including AccessData,
Fidelis CyberSecurity and Digital Guardian,
Credence Security delivers cyber and IT
security technologies and solutions that
protect organisations against advanced
persistent threats, malicious adversaries and
internal malpractice.
Credence Security is headquartered in
Dubai and serves enterprises across the
Middle East, Africa and India through a
network of over 70 resellers throughout the
territory. Here we speak to the company’s
Managing Director Garreth Scott about his
role at the company, its successful track
record and its current activities.
We live in an incredibly
fast-paced part of
the world and work
in an industry that is
extremely innovative,
competitive and
ever-evolving, with
new players popping
up daily.
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Describe your current job
role and the parts that are
somewhat challenging?
I am the Managing Director at Credence
Security and in this role, I look after the
Europe, Middle East, Africa and India
(EMEAI) region. We live in an incredibly
fast-paced part of the world and work in
an industry that is extremely innovative,
competitive and ever-evolving, with new
players popping up daily. As a consequence, I
think the challenges we all face are the same
– that is to stay relevant to our partners and
customers and remain focused on the task
at hand, which is to deliver leading solutions
within our target markets.
Garreth Scott, Managing Director of
Credence Security
When you look back at your
career what has been the most
memorable achievement?
Whether it was selling my first IT company at
the young age of 18, successfully launching
the first local ISP in the town where I grew
up, closing the first multi-million dollar Wi-Fi
project in the UAE in the early 2000s or
successfully launching the F5 division within
Computerlinks and growing it to one of the
largest products within the portfolio, I have
been blessed to have had several successes
throughout my career and have very fond
memories of my time at each company I
have worked for.
Most recently, launching the Credence
Security brand in the Middle East and India
and growing it to where it is today, we are
the most successful forensics distributor in
our region, gives me immense pride – one
of the reasons I still wake up every day
raring to go! As a true salesman at heart, I
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