CISOs must re-evaluate policies aligning with business

Sajith Kumar, General Manager, Enterprise at Cloud Box Technologies.
Sajith Kumar, General Manager, Enterprise at Cloud Box Technologies.
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3 years ago

Cloud Box Technologies provides IT Solution to large Corporates, government and BFSI sectors with years of technical expertise in Middle East and Africa since its inception in 2010. To provide the right solutions the company has partnered with global vendors. Over a period of time, it has grown and developed four distinct business units catering to solutions for Cloud Services, IT Infrastructure, Security and software and Managed Services.

The present-day scenario has given in-depth experience where Cloud Box Technologies has seen several organisations migrating to the Cloud to be able for gather additional speed in adapting to Cloud based business operations. Organisations are taking conscious and strategic decisions to implement easy to deploy solutions that will enable them to manage business from anywhere in the world.

AI and ML have transformed the way organisations can forecast businesses which enables to them to process millions of data which also help in providing vital insights as well as provides them the possibility to help them made predictions for business growth and operations. Also, AI-powered analytics guides CISOs to put in place a strong strategy for an effective and proactive security planning and response.

The pandemic has pushed organisations for early adoption of technologies and has hastened the process to embrace digital transformation and IT,OT convergence which are under pressure to be put into place at a faster than normal pace. The situation has also ensured that security has become paramount with quicker security preparation and controls as required.

AI and ML have transformed the way organisations can forecast businesses which enables to them to process millions of data

The cyber threat landscape has increased where cyber criminals are becoming more creative and are making quick changes to their strategies on a regular basis. It calls for organisations that are challenged to step-up their cyber stance and ensure that they are continuously evolving with the current landscape.

What is also evident is that the situation has brought to the forefront how business leaders must be aware of how the business can be impacted without proper security policies in place and work closely with CISOs to have strong security practices and processes in place.

AI-powered analytics guides CISOs to put in place a strong strategy for an effective and proactive security planning and response

As companies move towards their digital transformation goals to improve business and make it more efficient, they cannot ignore the security needs. CISOs must re-evaluate their security policies to ensure they are aligned with today’s business and cyberthreats. They will have to take essential decisions and look for new and innovative tactics to create a security strategy that fits their business needs.

Technologies to watch out in next 24 months include, Cloud and Infrastructure centric solutions including, Hyperconverged infrastructure, Collaboration and Instant Messaging, Big Data, IOT and Edge Computing and 5G networks. While under Information Security, there is expected growth of Cloud security, Artificial Intelligence, Virtual Reality VR, Augmented Reality AR. Some of the security software that will see growth will include Digital Forensic Analysis AI and Machine Learning for real-time Threat Management Solutions of the technologies, Robotic Process Automation RPA which will drive the business moving forward.


Along with board members, CISOs are required to focus on different aspects including, securing cloud-based infrastructure, instill a strong cybersecurity culture across the organisation, have a strong and secured infrastructure to support remote work culture and build on cyber resiliency to future proof the organisation.


As companies move towards digital transformation to improve business, they cannot ignore security needs and will have to take essential decisions.

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