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recently . For a security strategy to be 174 successful , all lines of the business – HR , Finance and IT – must stay informed and aligned with its goals ,” explains Robinson . “ CISOs admit to friction within companies , saying they don ’ t think their boards see information security as important a function as they do . It ’ s important that this thinking changes and security leaders offer guidance on how businesses can protect themselves and mitigate risk . Security has to be considered an enabler rather than something that is negatively impacting the business .”
“We understand that we ’ re on a journey in the security industry – there ’ s definitely no silver bullet ”
— Rob Robinson Director of Security and Network Services , Telstra Purple EMEA
Dr Jessica Barker , co-CEO and Socio-Technical Lead of Cygenta , is an evangelist for driving security culture and awareness within organisations . She believes it ’ s essential to operate with an agile approach and remain aware of the latest vulnerabilities to maintain that visibility over potential cyber threats . “ Staying up to date with current attacks is crucial , meaning people in security don ’ t often get very many days off as they need to keep up with the latest news to ensure the greatest level of protection possible ,” she explains . “ However , it is also equally important that we remain vigilant against previous vulnerabilities that we ’ re already aware of , because it could be easy to get distracted by the latest trends or newest vulnerabilities . In many cases , the biggest cyber attacks involve the vulnerabilities that we ’ ve been aware of for decades , so it ’ s just as important to remain vigilant against all kinds of attacks .”
JULY 2020