cyber trends
IN ORDER TO KEEP UP WITH
THE RATE AT WHICH TECHNOLOGY
IS EVOLVING, CISOS AND THEIR
SECURITY TEAMS MUST BE MINDFUL
OF THE AREAS OF CHANGE. MARCO
ROTTIGNI, CHIEF TECHNICAL SECURITY
OFFICER EMEA, QUALYS, OFFERS SEVEN
PREDICTIONS WHERE HE THINKS
SECURITY WILL DEVELOP MOST
THIS YEAR.
acks still
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happen, software
vulnerabilities
get discovered
and patches have
to be applied,
but the pace of
change around security has gone up
so much that the old processes are no
longer enough.
What will the future
hold for security
when everything is
constantly changing?
At the same time, cloud and container
deployments can change at any time
based on demand for those applications
and services. So how will security have
to change this year to keep up?
Prediction #1 – Security will have
to change in order to keep up
This year, there will be more emphasis
on real-time updates around any assets
that are getting created. The alternative
is that images are getting created, used
and then deleted without the security
team even being aware that these assets
exist. That is a potentially frightening
thought and one that should lead to
more changes throughout the year.
Prediction #2 – Digital
biodiversity will force teams to
deal with different work paces
There are so many different platforms in
place within enterprises and each of
them has to be kept secure. However,
they all live at their own pace. From the
traditional and legacy IT assets
that move as fast as sloths through
to the hummingbird pace of cloud,
each platform will change in its own
way over time.
Getting insight into these changes
will be necessary so planning ahead
around patch windows and major
events should happen early. This will
help teams prioritise and plan ahead,
regardless of whether a change comes
in suddenly or not.
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