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Yesterday, we had arranged and completed an interview with the CEO of the Future Fortune Group, an insurance company that specialises in working with large corporations and conglomerates. As the company has financial relations with large firms, it is paramount that their online data is kept secure. As a new age company, FFG is well aware of the dangers of using online financial systems, banking and the storage of sensitive and confidential files. 

After contacting his office, we managed to agree upon a time to meet him at his office for later that day. We set out with the camera and a set of questions. We sat down with him for roughly 20 minutes talking off record about how his company assures its clients complete confidentiality and security online as well as how they cope with constant developments of hacking and the growing population of people who seem capable of hacking. 

The questions that we recorded on camera were related to his own personal opinion and recommendations on how to deal with the constant threat of being hacked as well as having control of your data and how reliant you become to online services. 

We had a few problems at first with lighting as his office was walled with windows, letting in light. this meant that the shot would always come out darker than it really was. To solve this, we used a flashlight application on a smartphone to counteract the light from outside. this made the colour of the shot more balanced. Additionally, the mic embedded in the video camera sounded muffled, therefore we placed a mobile phones in close proximity to both the CEO and the news reporter who asked the questions.

All in all, I'd say that both the interview and the discussion were successful in providing us with vital knowledge of how large businesses try to cope with the dangers of online crime, as well as obtaining a resourceful interview that would enhance our portfolio as a professional online news team.