Intelligent CIO Middle East Issue 11 | Page 33

FEATURE: CYBER SECURITY - STAFF & RECRUITMENT and managed security service providers (MSSPs) who continually invest in security expertise, intelligence, and innovative new technologies is a great way to keep pace with a dynamic threat environment. More than 50% of organisations today seek advice or consulting services to help with their security strategies. A trusted security advisor can help you establish a cyber security policy foundation and develop an effective cyber security program with the appropriate governance based on those policies. They can also take the burden of detection and triage off your hands, so your in-house security team can focus on remediation. www.intelligentcio.com WHEN IT COMES TO GETTING EXECUTIVES ENGAGED, USE HIGHPROFILE BREACHES AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH THE BOARD. DESCRIBE HOW THAT BREACH CAN HAPPEN IN YOUR ORGANISATION. THEN SHOW THEM HOW TO ADDRESS VULNERABILITIES Effective cyber security requires people, analytics, intelligence, and technology: Solving the growing cyber security problem requires more than skilled security professionals. It requires a combination of people, advanced analytics for proactive threat hunting, comprehensive intelligence for realtime threat awareness, and integrated security architectures. In advanced security analytics, the value comes from the people. Software does not provide the answers; it provides the tools and delivers the data needed to discover answers. This is why enterprises are shifting toward INTELLIGENTCIO 33