The business of cyber security
Cyber security and industry maturity are two phrases rarely heard together. The vendor hall gimmicks, perennial vaporware and billion dollar valuations always draw a wry smile from seasoned InfoSec professionals. Despite all this, if we look closely there’s signs emerging that the industry may actually be starting to mature. The best – and perhaps only …
The time it takes for firms to go out of business due to cyber attack is decreasing. In 2000 it took ten years, in 2017 it took just eight months. In fact, since 2010 the cyber attack ‘time to Terminal Impact’ (bankruptcy) has pretty much halved every two years in a twisted inversion of Moore’s …
Is it ever possible for security to be more than just an insurance policy? Every so often a security firm will have a go at trying to change perceptions – to convince its C-level target market that security can actually be more than just a cost-centre. For security to actually be an enabler – and …
The world’s largest cyber security firms spent startling amounts on sales and marketing last year, allocating 41% of revenue to their commercial activities. Indeed, some companies exceeded 50% and even 60%. When compared against other B2B tech firms such as Cisco, (19%) or Microsoft (17%), it’s clear that the cyber security industry is somewhat different …
The cyber security industry has always been a hotbed of misinformation and falsehoods and it’s time to lift the lid on another of these – the incoming GDPR data protection legislation, coming into force in May 2018. As an industry we have been selective to the point of deceit with referencing GDPR, clamouring ‘if you …
It’s no secret that the infosecurity industry has a love affair with acronyms. EDR, MSSP, IDS, SIEM, AV – these are our ‘solution’ acronyms, with CNA and CNE our advanced attack ‘problem to be solved.’ But what exactly do they all mean? Is it time to decipher the acronyms and eliminate Geek Speak so everyone …