In this Help Net Security interview, Dan Lohrmann, CISO at Presidio, discusses the need for organizations to rethink their leadership and operational strategies and the cybersecurity risks they have to deal with during digital transformation.
What are the most common cybersecurity risks organizations face during digital transformation? How can they integrate security measures into cyber-physical systems to mitigate these risks?
Just as in all technology projects, digital transformations require changes in the three broad areas of people, process and technology – and the technology aspects are generally the easiest to achieve. One top reason is that the companies who sell new solutions generally have a well-documented roadmap to achieve success, which includes some level of data capture and mapping to the new architecture.
Conversions from old database formats to new, as well as old applications to new ones and perhaps moving from on-premise hardware to cloud solutions, are generally well-understood and common across many industries. Nevertheless, cybersecurity options are vital in each of these steps. It’s essential to pay attention to the choices being made…
