The soaring complexity of IT is a cyber risk video transcript
The C-suite imperative to simplify for cyber security
The increasing complexity of cybersecurity systems is starting to become a cyber risk.
Connecting cyber ecosystems between business partners can:
Expand protection
Capture new, profitable growth
It also increases complexity; raising costs and exposing more opportunities for attack.
Embracing simplicity in three key areas boosts the odds of making the entire enterprise securable.
Business models
External partners
Internal systems
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The increasing intensity of cyber-attacks requires companies to rethink the complex problems and risks enmeshed with their business models.
The need to expand system functions can lead to a rise in external partners. This can limit the company's visibility into cybersecurity risk and increase vulnerability to attacks.
Internal systems develop faster than companies can manage the complexity resulting from them. Legacy infrastructure often carries outdated processes that need constant ‘fixes’ to stay relevant. This raises complexity - and risk.
Leaders striving to strike a balance should:
Standardise cyber security best practice across the organisation
Reduce external partner count, whilst increasing their remit to reduce complexity and enhance oversight.
Evaluate processes and redesign systems, rather than patching holes
What you can do next to simplify your cybersecurity:
Understand and promote the benefits of simplification
Translate complexity reduction into business priorities
