Achieving cyber-security maturity is a constant challenge, Mark Watkinson, Head of Product Marketing at Adarma told a recent TEISS Breakfast Briefing at London’s Goring Hotel. He told attendees – all senior cyber-security professionals from a range of sectors – that an evolving threat landscape, growing attack surface and ongoing talent shortage were all exacerbating the problem.
Attendees defined cyber-maturity as a combination of the right technology, people and processes. Organisations must evaluate their capabilities in each area and assess how effectively they perform. While confident organisations might rate themselves as a four out of five, one attendee argued, almost nobody could claim to score a five.
Most organisations have a good idea of their cyber-security maturity because they are regularly undergoing external audits and filling out security questionnaires. In regulated industries especially, maturity is impossible to overlook.
The path to maturity
There are several areas to focus on when it comes to improving maturity, attendees agreed. First, attendees recommended ensuring basic security measures are in place, then building upon those in…
