Andy Penn

The risk of quantum computing through the security of encryption keys that we have distributed in systems is quite significant.

It's something that's getting a lot of attention today.

at the moment.

So we think that our data is safe because it's encrypted today.

What if somebody using a quantum computer could crack that encryption code and suddenly release all that information?

And quantum computers are not that far away.

And so that's the fourth point.

Really, you just need to keep an eye on new technologies and developments that are happening to keep on top of the whole cybersecurity risk management plan.

My transition from financial services to telecommunications was pretty profound in the sense that I suddenly moved from a world where we were a financial services business and technology was important, but it wasn't the foundation of the business to a world where actually technology was rapidly becoming the foundation of the business.

And if I reflect back on my career

40 plus years from the day I started as a humble sort of shipping clerk when actually at that time companies were still using punch card and paper tape to input data into computers.

The fact that that's had the biggest single impact I think on business and the way in which business is done and in fact our world over the last 40 years has been technology and

And it has been the single thing that has been the most underestimated in terms of its potential impact.

And if I look forward into the future, I can only see that accelerating.

When I think about if I was embarking on my career today, as opposed to sort of finishing my career, or at least finishing my full-time executive career, that is where I will be paying a lot more attention into the future.

Painting.

As in artistic painting as opposed to painting the house.

Very good.

Well, I'm currently learning Spanish and I wouldn't say I'm fluent, but I'm making progress, which I'm really proud of.

I think it's just being able to look back with a sense of pride of making a positive contribution.