Nigeria, June 8 -- Abdullateef Abdulsalam is a cybersecurity analyst at Guaranty Trust Bank UK Limited, founder of Fa3Tech Limited, and the builder of three security platforms - PrepIQ, DefenceIQ, and CertPulse.

In this interview with PREMIUM TIMES, he speaks about an unconventional career path, the structural failure he believes underlies the UK's cyber preparedness gap, and why he gave away his flagship products for free.

PT: You have a background in Industrial Relations and Personnel Management. How does someone with that starting point end up inside a major UK bank's security function?

Curiosity, and then a very specific incident that made it personal. Before I came to England, I had spent years working in IT support and operations...