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Telspace appoints William Boshoff as CTO

Admire Moyo
By Admire Moyo, ITWeb's news editor.
Johannesburg, 03 Apr 2018
William Boshoff, chief technical officer at Telspace Systems.
William Boshoff, chief technical officer at Telspace Systems.

Information security company Telspace Systems has appointed William Boshoff as chief technical officer (CTO).

Telspace was established in 2002 by CEO Dino Covotsos, who is still actively involved in the business. The information security company uses a variety of ways to prevent cyber attacks, including attack and penetration testing, vulnerability assessments and training.

Boshoff notes the CTO position is a new role created in light of the growth and strategic direction set out by Covotsos.

With over a decade's worth of experience in the IT field, Boshoff holds several industry qualifications such as Offensive Security Certified Expert, Offensive Security Certified Professional, and GIAC SANS Certified Forensic Analyst.

He also holds a BA in Applied Social Science, Dip Neuro Linguistic Programming and several management-focused qualifications such as ITIL.

Boshoff's experience ranges from assessing and consulting in high security environments, mostly in the finance and government sectors, through to lecturing and contributing as a subject matter expert on multiple boards.

In his spare time, he enjoys contributing to the information security community by sharing his research, mentoring and developing zero-day exploits.

"I am a firm believer that cultivating a culture of continual growth, learning and development directly translates into greater value for our clients," says Boshoff.

"To that end, my initial goal is building upon Telspace's world-class talent and bringing it to bear on various research projects."

He points out these initiatives are aimed at discovering publicly unknown vulnerabilities and refining the company's understanding of the risks which will enable it to stay one step ahead in the ever-changing environment of information security.

"To drive this strategy forward, as well as to gain an intimate understanding of the business, I will initially be spending time working alongside staff at every level."

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