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Gareth Lindahl-Wise

Chief Security Advisor and CISO

Gareth Lindahl-Wise

Gareth is Chief Security Advisor and CISO for Ontinue. As CISO, Gareth makes sure that Ontinue’s own internal information security – as well as security for the Ontinue ION managed extended detection and response service platform – is appropriate to the threats we face and the trust our customers put in us. As Chief Security Advisor, Gareth also has an outward-facing role to help raise awareness of new threats and novel ways of dealing with them. With Ontinue’s focus on Microsoft technologies, and the importance of people and processes, he helps potential customers understand where our services might fit.

Posts by Gareth Lindahl-Wise

When Attacks Move in Seconds: How CIOs Build Trust with Automated Responses

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When Attacks Move in Seconds: How CIOs Build Trust with Automated Responses

Learn how CIOs and CISOs can safely adopt AI-driven incident response through shared responsibility, pre-approved authority, and risk-based automation.

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Is Green Really Good: CISO’s Guide to Reporting SOC Metrics

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Is Green Really Good: CISO’s Guide to Reporting SOC Metrics

Learn how CISOs can improve security risk reporting by focusing on business exposure, control effectiveness, and board-level decision-making.

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Victims, Not Muppets

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Victims, Not Muppets

Ontinue explains why phishing awareness must move beyond blame. Support employees as victims, not “muppets,” to strengthen security culture.

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Building a ‘Speak Up’ Culture: How to Encourage Employees to Report Security Issues

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Building a ‘Speak Up’ Culture: How to Encourage Employees to Report Security Issues

Learn how to build a ‘speak up’ culture in cybersecurity by making reporting clear, simple, and valued so employees feel empowered to share concerns.

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Recognizing the Unusual: Practical Tips for Spotting Phishing Attacks

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Recognizing the Unusual: Practical Tips for Spotting Phishing Attacks

Learn how to recognize unusual signs of phishing attacks at work and home. Get practical, role-specific tips to build better security awareness.

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Transforming Cybersecurity Awareness: From Passive Attendance to Active Understanding

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Transforming Cybersecurity Awareness: From Passive Attendance to Active Understanding

Security awareness programs often feel like a chore. For employees, it's time lost. For security teams, it's an obligation.

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Smart Automation: Why You Should Do It

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Smart Automation: Why You Should Do It

Explore why smart automation is essential for security operations, boosting efficiency and reducing analyst fatigue.

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Do You Have a ‘Speak Up’ Culture?

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Do You Have a ‘Speak Up’ Culture?

CISOs want employees to report issues, incidents or concerns, but often employees hold back from speaking up. Find out why.

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Defining “Weird” and Other Ways to Spot Phishing Attacks

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Defining “Weird” and Other Ways to Spot Phishing Attacks

Thwarting phishing attacks requires changing employee behavior -- and layering risk into everyone's thinking.

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Cybersecurity Awareness Must Move from Attendance to Understanding

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Cybersecurity Awareness Must Move from Attendance to Understanding

Shift cybersecurity awareness from passive attendance to active understanding. Learn how context and training drive lasting security habits.

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Ontinue offers nonstop SecOps through an AI-powered managed extended detection and response (MXDR) service. Ontinue ION MXDR combines powerful proprietary AI with the industry’s first collaboration with Microsoft Teams to continuously build a deep understanding of our customers’ environments, informing how we prevent, detect, and respond to threats.

Continuous protection. AI-powered Nonstop SecOps. That’s Ontinue.

This is Nonstop SecOps.

Ontinue

European HQ

Grubenstrasse 54
8045 Zürich

North America HQ

450 Maple Street
Redwood City, CA 94063

UK Office

9 Holborn
London, EC1N 2LL

APAC Office

World Trade Tower, Sector 16
Noida, Uttar Pradesh 201301

Düsseldorf Office

Speditionstraße 2
40221 Düsseldorf, Germany

Vienna Office

Kohlmarkt 8-10
1010 Wien, Austria

Toronto Office

6060-3080 Yonge St
Toronto, ON M4N 3N1

Ontinue

© 2026 Ontinue. All rights reserved.

Ontinue offers nonstop SecOps through an AI-powered managed extended detection and response (MXDR) service. Ontinue ION MXDR combines powerful proprietary AI with the industry’s first collaboration with Microsoft Teams to continuously build a deep understanding of our customers’ environments, informing how we prevent, detect, and respond to threats.

Continuous protection. AI-powered Nonstop SecOps. That’s Ontinue.

This is Nonstop SecOps.

Ontinue

European HQ

Grubenstrasse 54
8045 Zürich

North America HQ

450 Maple Street
Redwood City, CA 94063

UK Office

9 Holborn
London, EC1N 2LL

APAC Office

World Trade Tower, Sector 16
Noida, Uttar Pradesh 201301

Düsseldorf Office

Speditionstraße 2
40221 Düsseldorf, Germany

Vienna Office

Kohlmarkt 8-10
1010 Wien, Austria

Toronto Office

6060-3080 Yonge St
Toronto, ON M4N 3N1

Ontinue

© 2026 Ontinue. All rights reserved.

Ontinue offers nonstop SecOps through an AI-powered managed extended detection and response (MXDR) service. Ontinue ION MXDR combines powerful proprietary AI with the industry’s first collaboration with Microsoft Teams to continuously build a deep understanding of our customers’ environments, informing how we prevent, detect, and respond to threats.

Continuous protection. AI-powered Nonstop SecOps. That’s Ontinue.

This is Nonstop SecOps.

Ontinue

European HQ

Grubenstrasse 54
8045 Zürich

North America HQ

450 Maple Street
Redwood City, CA 94063

UK Office

9 Holborn
London, EC1N 2LL

APAC Office

World Trade Tower, Sector 16
Noida, Uttar Pradesh 201301

Düsseldorf Office

Speditionstraße 2
40221 Düsseldorf, Germany

Vienna Office

Kohlmarkt 8-10
1010 Wien, Austria

Toronto Office

6060-3080 Yonge St
Toronto, ON M4N 3N1

Ontinue

© 2026 Ontinue. All rights reserved.

Ontinue offers nonstop SecOps through an AI-powered managed extended detection and response (MXDR) service. Ontinue ION MXDR combines powerful proprietary AI with the industry’s first collaboration with Microsoft Teams to continuously build a deep understanding of our customers’ environments, informing how we prevent, detect, and respond to threats.

Continuous protection. AI-powered Nonstop SecOps. That’s Ontinue.