Netskope's CISO on how midmarkets are leveraging emerging tech to innovate

Netskope CISO Lamont Orange on how midmarket companies are making big bets on big tech trends—and winning

In this episode, David Linthicum, Deloitte’s Chris Jackson, and Netskope Chief Information Security Officer, Lamont Orange highlight the results of Deloitte’s 2023 Midmarket Technology Trends Report. The group talks about how midmarket companies are betting big on tech trends such as AI, cybersecurity, and innovation. They also discuss how companies are dealing with ongoing issues such as infrastructure modernization in an ever-changing tech environment. 

In many cases [midmarkets] are placing some pretty critical material bets and they’re very comfortable with those bets. And within that context, a cohort of those are clearly progressing forward and are much more mature than we would have thought.

Chris Jackson is a managing director with Deloitte Consulting LLP. Chris is responsible for helping companies create the next generation of digital and data platforms.

Lamont Orange is Netskope, Inc.'s Chief Information Security Officer. He has more than 20 years of experience in the information security industry, having worked for top companies in both industry and consulting.

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