Integration Intelligence by Dan Dunkel, Contributing Writer CYBER SECURITY
An Industry in the Clouds and Behind the Cyber Curve
In preparation for the ASIS 2010 con- ference, I visited its website to explore the exhibitor listing and search on the product and session categories for areas of interest. From my perspective these “interests” include areas that will have a profound impact on the short- and long-term future of the security industry. What tools exist for a SMB to run its operation more efficiently, what new products and services will integra- tors deliver to their customers, and how will new security policies better protect the business operations of enterprise companies?
If you pay attention to industry trends, you don’t have to look far to see that cloud computing and cyber security are clearly established. Cloud computing has emerged as a platform to deliver products and services. Mobile devices access real time data and geo-location information constantly. Cyber security, as in protecting all those digital assets (money, intellectual property, personal information, etc.), is in the news daily. Cyber crime surpassed international drug revenues two years ago, according to the FBI– providing a big red flag for the future of the security executive and the ASIS. However, the ASIS International website, which bills ASIS as, “The larg- est organization advancing the security profession worldwide…” shows one firm in the cyber category and zero — as in, “No exhibiting companies or organizations match the keyword” — in the cloud computing product category.
Thankfully, there are a few interesting cyber breakout sessions and two cloud panels that offer a good start. But where are the innovative security exhibitors that provide solutions to counter cyber crime? Isn’t this relevant to companies that want to prosecute digital fraud? Or is the security profession simply ask- ing the IT department to take on this
increasingly a threat to both company brand and stock valuation requires this “new” security leader.
Bottom line: the security profession needs more executives schooled in physical and cyber security. I am not suggesting that security executives become computer scientists, but they must embrace digital technologies to better understand and counter evolv- ing cyber crime business models. This formula requires strategic partners (solutions). The problem at ASIS is that the vendors to assist in this educa- tion and provide solutions are simply
I see a future where the security professional who possesses both physical and cyber security expertise is the model to advance the industry forward.
responsibility as a technology function? I sure hope not. Evidently, these key exhibitors don’t see a business oppor- tunity with the ASIS audience. Why? I feel strongly about this issue because I see a future where the secu- rity professional who possesses both physical and cyber security expertise is the model to advance the indus- try forward. Dave Tyson of PG&E and John McClurg at Honeywell are excellent chief information security officer (CISO) benchmarks. In the lon- ger term, cloud computing will dilute some of the corporate clout of the CIO. As more IT services go offsite, the opportunity for the security executive to evolve into a more strategic role increases. Protecting the operation of a global business where cyber crime is
AWOL. They need to be recruited to attend this event! This problem is not specific to ASIS; I see the same issue at all the traditional physical security venues I attend. Companies that address cyber crime and lever- age cloud models must be pursued as new partners. Cyber threat intelli- gence reporting, keystroke monitoring software to counter insider theft, and cloud platforms for video surveillance and bundled services are available today. Security threats are evolving in cyber time and changing our profes- sion. This industry must proactively embrace new solutions to respond to cyber crime. As an industry we are way behind the cyber curve, and it is costing us dearly as a profession, and as a nation.
Dan Dunkel brings more than 22 years of sales, management, and executive experience in the IT industry to a consulting practice, New Era Associates, focused on the emerging field of security convergence. He is co-author of Physical & Logical Security Convergence.
48 November 2010
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