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comment NATION IN TRANSFORMATION Inote that a new report (yes, I know - how many more can there be!) is claiming to serve as a reality check on digital transformation by outlining where organisations actually are in the process. It must be said this is a topic that's both timely and 'of the moment', as many enterprises are either already submerged in digital or building up to embrace it. "So ubiquitous is digital technology in enterprises, that some commentators think the initial process of digital transformation is nearing fulfilment," says Nominet, which has published the report, 'Cyber Security in the Age of Digital Transformation' - https://bit.ly/2O99TO2. However, the digital transformation of industry and enterprises also brings major challenges with it, one of the most pressing being security. States Nominet: "A greater exposure to digital technology means a greater exposure to system vulnerabilities, as the tools being used by businesses to innovate, like AI and machine learning, could be vulnerable to attack and are also being used by hackers." Key findings to emerge from the survey of more than 270 CISOs, CTOs, CIOs - and other professionals with the responsibility for overseeing the cyber security of their organisation - include acknowledgement that cyber security is the top 'threat' to digital transformation (53%), while also confirming that many businesses were leaving it to the pre-implementation stage (28%), implementation stage (27%) or even post-implementation of the digital transformation strategy (9%) - suggesting a perception gap of when 'early enough' actually is. Commenting on the report, Cath Goulding, CISO, Nominet, points out the following: "With digital transformation, you have to be sure that, when you're bringing in new applications, security is considered from the outset. More than this, though, in a digital transformation project the real trick is to manage the security considerations of legacy and new applications simultaneously." What's most worrying, however, is this other stat: 85% said their security was highly effective, despite the fact that 86% had experienced a breach in the past 12 months. How blinkered can an organisation be to see itself as both breached and safe? I 've never been a great fan of the much overused cliché, which states: 'It's not a matter of if, but when'. Yet I'm beginning to feel anyone in so much denial deserves to see that mantra carved on their corporate door. Brian Wall Editor Computing Security brian.wall@btc.co.uk EDITOR: Brian Wall (brian.wall@btc.co.uk) PRODUCTION: Abby Penn (abby.penn@btc.co.uk) LAYOUT/DESIGN: Ian Collis (ian.collis@btc.co.uk) SALES: Edward O’Connor (edward.oconnor@btc.co.uk) + 44 (0)1689 616 000 Louise Hollingdale (louise.hollingdale@btc.co.uk) + 44 (0)1689 616 000 PUBLISHER: John Jageurs (john.jageurs@btc.co.uk) Published by Barrow & Thompkins Connexions Ltd (BTC) 35 Station Square, Petts Wood, Kent, BR5 1LZ Tel: +44 (0)1689 616 000 Fax: +44 (0)1689 82 66 22 SUBSCRIPTIONS: UK: £35/year, £60/two years, £80/three years; Europe: £48/year, £85/two years, £127/three years R.O.W:£62/year, £115/two years, £168/three years Single copies can be bought for £8.50 (includes postage & packaging). Published 6 times a year. © 2019 Barrow & Thompkins Connexions Ltd. All rights reserved. No part of the magazine may be reproduced without prior consent, in writing, from the publisher. www.computingsecurity.co.uk July/August 2019 computing security @CSMagAndAwards 3
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