(ISC)2 Security Congress

DACH organisations have a history of combining new digital technologies with industrial ingenuity while maintaining a strong focus on security and data protection. Though the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated digital transformation, the region has, however, struggled to keep pace with the technological evolution of cyber risks.

The endlessly expanding digital footprint of modern organizations is introducing new security challenges. The pandemic response has accelerated hybrid work and the digitalization of business processes in the cloud. Concurrently, last year experienced sustained big game ransomware attacks, multiple attacks on the digital supply chain, deeply embedded vulnerabilities, and increasing attacks on identity systems. These accumulated security challenges are compounded by a shortage of skilled security staff at all levels. These factors are impacting how security and risk management leaders:

As remote work and cloud apps became the norm during the pandemic, they highlighted the security and networking deficiencies in the classic hub-and-spoke enterprise networking model. While today, many enterprises are recasting their internal, on-prem enterprise apps into modern, container-based workloads that live in public clouds, the security implications of this trend are enormous.

As we’ve already experienced, extraordinary risks will define the next decade. Security and risk leaders must lead the charge to secure this future and inspire trust in a chaotic world where cybersecurity threats feel endless and privacy abuses are rampant. Trusted organizations will build unbreakable bonds with customers; attract the best, most dedicated talent; and create inimitable engagement models with partners and emerging technologies — all while minimizing risk.