Intelligent CISO Issue 35 | Page 76

Despite what certain corners of the cybersecurity industry may say , it really is possible to predict and plan much longer term than many organisations realise .
to the security team . As such , even if the criminal used Quantum Computing instead of social engineering to crack a user ’ s credentials , their behaviour on the network will quickly get them noticed .
The other significant benefit of using behavioural analytics is that all relevant activity data across other activity streams can be automatically stitched together into incident alerts , providing security teams with instant context as to the risk level of an event . This supports much more effective response and mitigation outcomes .
Despite what certain corners of the cybersecurity industry may say , it really is possible to predict and plan much longer term than many organisations realise . Yes , new threats appear all the time , but once you look under the hood , the startling similarities many of them have to one another become increasingly apparent . With this in mind , it ’ s time to stop thinking about cybersecurity in standard budgetary cycles of three to five years and instead consider how you can effectively extend your planning to timeframes in excess of 10 years over time . Sure , we don ’ t know what ’ s around the corner , but chances are it ’ ll look a lot more familiar than we think when it arrives . . . . u

Despite what certain corners of the cybersecurity industry may say , it really is possible to predict and plan much longer term than many organisations realise .

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