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Who should be responsible within organisations for implementing cloud security ?
Ultimately the CEO is responsible . It ' s no longer sufficient , should an organisation experience a breach , data loss or ransomware attack , for a CEO to say their IT lead ‘ got it wrong ’. That doesn ' t work because perhaps the CEO didn ’ t allocate enough budget to the IT team , or maybe they were using old fashioned tools . CEOs are ultimately responsible and should care .
The role of the CIO is also very important because , as I mentioned , there are two integral components to a cloud security strategy – 1 ) the security itself and 2 ) speed . That covers the work of the Chief Information Security Officer or the security people , but also the infrastructure and network teams .
Arie de Groot , Senior Director Middle East , Netskope
We see that , with the adoption of new strategies and applications and tools for the cloud , cloud security often falls between the cracks . So , the CISO will say it ’ s an issue for the infrastructure team , the infrastructure team says it ’ s an issue for the security team and the CEO will revert back to their ‘ IT guy ’, because they don ' t understand what ' s going on .
Can you tell us how Netskope is working with customers to solve their security challenges ?
We run what I think we can say is the fastest security network in the world . We have global data centres and we ' re always close to where the user is .
The CIO is crucial to bridge this gap and has to implement strategies where the CISO and infrastructure teams work together , cooperate and give budget to adopt modern technologies .
In addition , companies increasingly have compliance officers – but how can a compliance officer do its work when he or she doesn ’ t know where the data is stored ?
If you have no grip on what ' s going on how can you do your job as a compliance officer ? They need to be given the infrastructure and the tools that they need to do their work .
Do organisations need to migrate all security to the cloud ?
They don ' t have to migrate all their infrastructure to the cloud – some organisations will always have a hybrid structure where some applications are hosted in the datacentres and others in the cloud .
We recommend our customers to start small , using cloud security to secure some applications and take it from there . We offer cloud security which integrates with your existing tools and applications . And gradually , you can migrate to the cloud , without ever having to migrate everything to the cloud .
We work through partners which is very relevant to how we go to market because the partners know the customers and their requirements .
We work with small and large partners , managed security service providers , traditional security resellers and consultants because it is about building an ongoing relationship with partners . It ' s about trusting each other , working together and cooperating to make sure that a customer ' s environment is always secure .
What does the year ahead look like for Netskope in the region ?
The year ahead is going to be very busy , especially in the Middle East . We ' ve seen enormous adoption of clouds and cloud security , following what has already happened in the US , UK and Europe .
Adoption is happening extremely fast and organisations are increasingly aware they need to do something . This has been accelerated by COVID-19 as organisations have more employees working from home . It might never be exactly as it was before .
We have datacentres in the Middle East and are compliant with local legislation . We ’ ve made a large investment in the region and are continuing to expand our team . p
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