decrypting myths
Beyond kicking
the tires to ensure
everything is
functioning properly,
programs have been
used as valuable training
approaches and to demonstrate
system capabilities and processes
to stakeholders.
Harkins noted that this brings
the shortage of cybersecurity
professionals to mind. While pen
testing is expensive in resources
and limited in scope, attack
simulation technology looks much
more appealing for high yields and
low cost.
Security leaders who can reduce
manual labour costs and cover
more ground using automation
will free up time for more valuable
development cycles.
4. Hyperconvergence of
technologies will increase
risk of microbreaches
3. Attack simulation will grow as
pen testing becomes table stakes Microbreaches are slight
manipulations of data that can
cascade throughout distributed IT
environments. Given the market
consolidation that’s underway in
the security solution space, CR
Think Tank members believe these
kinds of attacks will emerge more
pervasively throughout the year. Beyond
the ecosystem complexity and lack
of integration, these attacks will be
enabled by mobility and other emerging
technologies that have created new
points of entry.
When it comes to building defences
against attackers, what worked in
previous years will no longer be
sufficient this year. Traditional pen
testing has been considered a key pillar
of good cybersecurity because it forces
leaders and analysts to proactively push
the boundaries of what they’re doing,
continuously validating the tools and
alerting inside security environments. Peter Tran, Head of Global Cyber
Defense at Worldpay, believes
microbreaches will be off the radar
because the current tools and telemetry
enterprises deploy are designed to
monitor and alert on the environment,
such as SIEMs, packet capture,
netflows, etc. – and they won’t be
enough to combat microbreaches in a
distributed IT world. u
and programmatic cross-organisational
collaboration, but when done right, the
acquiring company and combined entity
become stronger, delivering a better
solution for customers.”
Christina Van Houten, Chief Strategy Officer
at Mimecast
‘softer side’ of M&A is a hugely important
part of the due diligence process in
the days following the acquisition. This
requires a great deal of thoughtfulness
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