Congratulations
to
security
advocate
Luigi
Vassallo,
Chief
Operating
Officer
and
Chief
Technology
Officer
of
Sara
Assicurazioni
Insurance,
an
innovative
Italian
cloud-first
insurance
firm.
In
the
last
two
years,
cybersecurity
has
advanced
and
can
feel
like
a
one-two
punch
to
those
who
are
not
prepared.
But
what
does
that
preparation
look
like?
For
Luigi
Vassallo,
it
was
more
than
just
tackling
cybersecurity
defense
on
his
own.
Luigi
reached
out
to
the
Cisco
community,
offering
his
knowledge
and
expertise
to
help
others.
This
is
what
stood
out
to
make
him
our
Cybersecurity
Defender
of
the
Year
in
EMEA
for
the
Cisco
Global
Advocate
Awards
2023
EMEA
event.
Cisco’s
advocacy
community,
Cisco
Insider
Advocates,
brings
our
customers
together
and
provides
a
way
for
them
to
make
powerful
connections,
expand
their
professional
and
personal
networks,
and
learn
from
top
experts
in
their
field.
Luigi
personifies
the
spirit
of
Insider
Advocates
by
sharing
freely
within
the
community.
One
may
wonder
where
Luigi
finds
the
time
or
energy
to
participate
in
the
community.
Luigi
finds
immeasurable
energy
by
training
as
a
kickboxer
and
as
an
avid
cyclist.
This
energy
transforms
into
a
philosophy
of
helping
others.
As
Luigi
says,
it
is
about
being
“the
best
version
of
yourself.”
Luigi
sums
up
his
approach
to
cybersecurity
this
way:
“Cybersecurity
for
me
is
like
boxing:
you
never
know
when
your
opponent
will
attack,
but
you
have
to
know
in
advance
how
to
respond
and
what
you
can
do.”
Luigi
has
been
featured
in
a
profile
piece,
as
well
as
a
video,
where
he
speaks
about
his
personal
goals,
as
well
as
his
goals
for
making
Sara
Assicurazioni
as
secure
as
possible
with
Cisco’s
products.
Part
of
his
passion
comes
from
being
comfortable
with
the
uncertainty
of
cybersecurity,
coupled
with
the
confidence
that
Cisco
is
there
to
help
his
organization.
I’m
honored
that
Sara
Assicurazioni
has
joined
forces
with
Cisco
Secure
to
confidently
define
zero-trust
and
XDR
strategies
that
increase
security
resilience
and
drive
better
customer
outcomes
for
them.
When
notified
of
the
award,
Luigi’s
humility
and
dedication
to
the
community
was
evident,
as
he
shared,
“I
feel
happy
and
surprised
about
this
award,
as
I
didn’t
expect
to
win
because
there
were
so
many
good
advocates
who
were
nominated
with
me.
I
want
to
thank
Cisco
for
awarding
me
the
Cybersecurity
Defender
of
the
Year
honor.”
Luigi
also
credits
the
Cisco
Insider
Advocacy
program
for
its
ability
to
connect
and
grow
the
cybersecurity
community,
adding:
“This
is
also
what
makes
Cisco
different
from
other
security
vendors;
the
capacity
to
recognize
the
innovation
and
resilience
of
its
customers.
I
feel
that
we
are
part
of
the
same
movement,
and
we
are
together
in
the
same
fight
against
cybercriminals.
To
all
other
nominees,
I
want
to
say
thank
you
for
your
hard
work
in
cybersecurity
and
in
sharing
your
good
practices
with
me
in
the
Cisco
Insider
Advocacy
community
and
now
at
Cisco
Live
EMEA.”
We
congratulate
Luigi,
not
only
for
keeping
his
guard
up,
but
for
helping
others
to
do
the
same
by
being
part
of
the
Cisco
Insider
Advocacy
community.
The
Cisco
Global
Advocate
Awards
celebrates
Cisco’s
passionate
and
innovative
customer
advocates
who
go
above
and
beyond
in
demonstrating
thought
leadership
and
supporting
Cisco
through
success
stories,
speaking
engagements,
product
reviews,
and
so
much
more.
We’re
planning
three
exclusive
events
that
will
coincide
with
Cisco
Live
conferences
in
Amsterdam,
Las
Vegas,
and
Melbourne
in
2023.
We
hope
you’ll
join
us
as
we
recognize
our
customer
advocates
by
region
for
actively
supporting
Cisco.
You
won’t
want
to
miss
it.
To
learn
more,
and
to
become
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member,
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