FEATURE: CYBER SECURITY
ABOUT
Harshul Joshi is Senior Vice President
of Governance, Risk & Compliance
at DarkMatter. He previously
ran Salesforce’s global Security
Governance programme working
with regulators from the USA,
Germany, France, Hong Kong, and
Australia. Harshul is also the Global
ISO 27007 Editor and was part of US
delegation to ISO SC27.
HARSHUL JOSHI
Senior Vice President of Governance,
Risk & Compliance at DarkMatter
IT’S A SIMPLE TRUTH THAT YOU CAN’T PROTECT
WHAT YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND; A THOROUGH
AUDIT IS VITAL AT THE START OF ANY MITIGATION
PROCESS. SOPHISTICATED MAPPING SOFTWARE
CAN CERTAINLY ACCELERATE THIS PROCESS, BUT
ULTIMATELY A COMPREHENSIVE AUDIT REQUIRES
PEOPLE ON THE GROUND TO ASK THE RIGHT
QUESTIONS AND FIND THE LOCATION OF SERVERS
AND ACCESS RIGHTS
www.intelligentcio.com
assumed that we can no longer view
cyber security as simply a niche
activity of interest only to intelligence
services and the IT departments of
multi-nationals. Over the next decade
cyber security is going to become
an issue for everyone, and unlike
traditional security functions provided
by the state, maintaining cyber safety
has to be devolved to the level of the
individual.
Digitisation is a fantastic opportunity
for nations to make citizens safer; for
companies to become more efficient
and successful; and for individuals
to live more fulfilling and happier
lives. However, the increased threat
surface as a result of the growth in
instrumentation, intelligence and
interconnectivity is clear and present,
and needs to be managed so as not
to undermine the gains from digital
transformation. There are simply too many servers
connected to the web to entrust cyber
security solely to state enforcement
bodies. This is not a counsel for despair
but a call to raise awareness and
educate the population about their
responsibilities in keeping themselves
safe from attack. It’s going to be a
challenging time ahead, but with
the right planning, commitment to
innovation and sensible practices,
nations, companies, and individuals
can effectively mitigate cyber security
attacks.
If smart watches contain more
processing power than a 1970s
supercomputer, it can safely be At DarkMatter we believe in the what;
so what; and now what approach to
cyber security.
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