In his role as the vice president of global sales at Kaspersky Lab, Maxim is responsible for leading regional managing directors to ensure efficient business processes, as well as strengthening the company’s sales culture. Prior to his current role, Maxim was managing director for the Middle East, Turkey and Africa (META) region at Kaspersky Lab.

Maxim has over 20 years of experience in the IT industry across multiple businesses and geographies and he graduated from the Space-Engineering Academy in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Three Ways to Justify the IT Security Budget You Need

Maxim Frolov

September 6, 2018

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Advocating for the return on investment (ROI) in IT security has traditionally been a challenge for IT professionals to communicate to management. IT teams are responsible for the complicated task of balancing budget limitations with strong protection that will reduce the risk of a cyberattack in today’s dynamic threat landscape. However, according to a recent Kaspersky Lab report, businesses are starting to invest more in IT security rather than treat it as a cost center.

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In this webinar, security expert Pieter Danhieux explores how CISOs and CIOs can inspire real change, fostering a positive security culture that enables their development teams to become more security-aware, more aligned with internal AppSec specialists and, ultimately, securing code as it is written.

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