Press Release
September 16, 2013
BEDFORD, MA - September 16, 2013 -
A new research report released today by RSA, The Security Division of EMC (NYSE:EMC), from the Security for Business Innovation Council reveals the composition of a forward leaning security program – starting with building a next-generation information security team to the lifecycle management of cyber risks in today’s global enterprises. The last 18 months have seen big changes in the overall requirements for success for information security teams against a backdrop of a hyper-connected business environment, evolving threat landscape, new technology adoption, and regulatory scrutiny. In response to this changing environment, essential activities and responsibilities of enterprise information security teams are very much in transition.
The latest report titled, “Transforming Information Security: Designing a State-of-the Art Extended Team,” argues that information security teams must evolve to encompass skill sets not typically seen in security, such as business risk management, law, marketing, mathematics, and purchasing. The information security discipline must also embrace a joint accountability model in which responsibility for securing information assets is shared with the organization’s line of business managers and executives who are beginning to understand that they ultimately own their own cyber risks as a part of business risk. Many of the advanced technical and business-centric skills needed for security teams to fulfill their expanded responsibilities are in short supply and will require new strategies for cultivating and educating talent, as well as leveraging the specialized expertise of outside service providers.
To help organizations build a state-of-the-art extended security team, the Council drafted a set of seven recommendations, which are detailed in its new report.
The Security for Business Innovation Council is a group of top security leaders from Global 1000 enterprises committed to advancing information security worldwide by sharing their diverse professional experiences and insights. The Council produces periodic reports exploring information security’s central role in enabling business innovation.
Contributors to this report include 18 security leaders from some of the largest global enterprises:
ABN Amro | FedEx Corp. | JPMorgan Chase |
ADP, Inc. | Fidelity Investments | Nokia |
Airtel | HDFC Bank Ltd. | SAP AG |
AstraZeneca | HSBC Holdings plc. | TELUS |
Coca-Cola | Intel | T-Mobile USA |
EMC Corp. | Johnson & Johnson | Walmart |
, a part of , enables organizations to modernize, automate and transform their using industry-leading , servers, and data protection technologies. This provides a trusted foundation for businesses to transform IT, through the creation of a , and transform their business through the creation of cloud-native applications and solutions. Dell EMC services customers across 180 countries – including 98 percent of the Fortune 500 – with the industry’s most comprehensive and innovative portfolio from edge to core to cloud.
Press Release
September 16, 2013
JOHANNESBURG - September 16, 2013 -
A new research report released today by RSA, The Security Division of EMC (NYSE:EMC), from the Security for Business Innovation Council reveals the composition of a forward leaning security program – starting with building a next-generation information security team to the lifecycle management of cyber risks in today’s global enterprises. The last 18 months have seen big changes in the overall requirements for success for information security teams against a backdrop of a hyper-connected business environment, evolving threat landscape, new technology adoption, and regulatory scrutiny. In response to this changing environment, essential activities and responsibilities of enterprise information security teams are very much in transition.
The latest report titled, “Transforming Information Security: Designing a State-of-the Art Extended Team,” argues that information security teams must evolve to encompass skill sets not typically seen in security, such as business risk management, law, marketing, mathematics, and purchasing. The information security discipline must also embrace a joint accountability model in which responsibility for securing information assets is shared with the organization’s line of business managers and executives who are beginning to understand that they ultimately own their own cyber risks as a part of business risk. Many of the advanced technical and business-centric skills needed for security teams to fulfill their expanded responsibilities are in short supply and will require new strategies for cultivating and educating talent, as well as leveraging the specialized expertise of outside service providers.
To help organizations build a state-of-the-art extended security team, the Council drafted a set of seven recommendations, which are detailed in its new report.
The Security for Business Innovation Council is a group of top security leaders from Global 1000 enterprises committed to advancing information security worldwide by sharing their diverse professional experiences and insights. The Council produces periodic reports exploring information security’s central role in enabling business innovation.
Contributors to this report include 18 security leaders from some of the largest global enterprises:
ABN Amro | FedEx Corp. | JPMorgan Chase |
ADP, Inc. | Fidelity Investments | Nokia |
Airtel | HDFC Bank Ltd. | SAP AG |
AstraZeneca | HSBC Holdings plc. | TELUS |
Coca-Cola | Intel | T-Mobile USA |
EMC Corp. | Johnson & Johnson | Walmart |
, a part of , enables organizations to modernize, automate and transform their using industry-leading , servers, and data protection technologies. This provides a trusted foundation for businesses to transform IT, through the creation of a , and transform their business through the creation of cloud-native applications and solutions. Dell EMC services customers across 180 countries – including 98 percent of the Fortune 500 – with the industry’s most comprehensive and innovative portfolio from edge to core to cloud.