Over the past few years, it seems that all records have been broken when it comes to the quantity of data lost in breaches, alongside the sheer numbers of cyber-attacks on companies, governments, and individuals.
With the growing complexity of enterprise technologies, and indeed the size of overall global business operations, companies are more vulnerable than ever to the prospect of some of the largest cybersecurity attacks we have ever seen.
Interconnected global systems, software operations, and innovations that have sought to make the world ‘smaller’ have in turn accelerated the size and impact of the cybersecurity threats faced. How can enterprise architecture (EA) help businesses defend against these cyber-attacks?
A lack of visibility
One of the biggest issues at hand is that IT or risk professionals struggle to have clear visibility over the enterprise.
Aside from knowing the scale of the application and technology portfolios, there are still going to be problems with organisational and data silos, with complex systems, or with duplicated or wasted information. If a business cannot understand and know its structure, it is doomed to fail with security. In fact, an…
