Security education, regulation, and strategy placed front and center at London business summit
Digital transformation is forcing businesses to shape up their cybersecurity posture and take into account not just the opportunities, but also the myriad risks that are presented by online communication.
This was one of the main takeaways from this week’s GRC Summit in London, where industry leaders stressed that although technological advances have enabled businesses to become more efficient and profitable, security should not be an afterthought.
“Security design has got to be a continuous process,” said Libby Denchfield, global head of cyber and information security risk at Standard Chartered Bank.
“When you are testing these controls on a much more continuous basis, you can find problems earlier and prioritize.”
Denchfield was speaking on a panel about cybersecurity trends cross-industry, alongside Mal Symth, global head of cyber governance, risk, and control at Vodafone.
“Cyber is something that’s been more active on the [Vodafone] board more recently,” Symth said, adding how the British telco has created educational material…
