Grant Russell
About Grant Russell
Grant Russell is the Enterprise Sales Manager for Scotland at Varonis, with over 20 years of experience in cybersecurity and sales roles across various companies.
Current Role at Varonis
Grant Russell is currently serving as the Enterprise Sales Manager for Scotland at Varonis. He has been in this role since 2020. In this position, he is responsible for managing enterprise sales across the region, helping organizations secure their data assets, which are considered the most valuable and vulnerable.
Previous Experience at Symantec
Grant Russell worked at Symantec in various capacities. From 2019 to 2020, he was the Enterprise Account Manager for Scotland. Prior to this, from 2017 to 2019, he served as the Territory Manager for Scotland. During his tenure, he focused on advising clients on cybersecurity solutions and addressing security challenges unique to the region.
Role at RSA Security
Grant Russell held the position of Enterprise Account Director - Security Analytics at RSA Security from 2015 to 2017. Based in the UK, he specialized in managing accounts and providing advanced security analytics solutions to clients, ensuring they were adequately prepared for security threats.
Education and Technical Knowledge
Grant Russell holds a Higher National Certificate from Kilmarnock Technical College, where he studied from 1984 to 1987. He also completed earlier studies at the same institution from 1981 to 1984. This technical education laid the groundwork for his extensive career in network sales, technical support, and cybersecurity.
Cybersecurity Approach and Beliefs
Grant Russell advocates for a cybersecurity approach that emphasizes securing an organization's data assets. He highlights the importance of being prepared for malicious actors and insider threats and points out that real-time awareness of data usage is crucial for flagging and stopping malicious behavior. He also notes that, on average, 20% of an organization's data is accessible to every employee, and 70% of attacks take months or years to discover.