Why Trust Is Key for Cyber-Security Risk Management

Trust is an often-overused term, but according to Rohit Ghai, president of RSA Security, trust is the key to understanding and managing digital risk. In a video interview with eWEEK, Ghai discusses his views on trust, where the concept of an artificial intelligence "digital twin" fits in and why there could well be a need to redefine industry cyber-security categories to better reflect how risk management technologies should work. He also provides insight into how RSA Security's products, including Archer, Netwitness and SecurID, fit together to help organizations provide trust and manage risk. "As long as we pay attention to the idea of risk and trust co-existing and taking a risk orientation to security, I think we'll be fine," Ghai said. "Trust is important. We are living in an era where people are losing faith or trust in technology, and we have to act now to restore it." Trust and risk aren't just abstract terms for Ghai either, as RSA has multiple products that fit into different categories of the cyber-security industry, including SecurID for Identity and Access Management (IAM); Archer for Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC); and Netwitness for Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) and User and Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA).