Intelligent CIO Europe Issue 22 | Page 34

EDITOR’S QUESTION noted that it is never too late for a company to recuperate from the effects of poor cybersecurity practices and bounce back as leaders in their industry. But, if customers and investors note that a company is not taking on board teachings from previous cyber breaches, or the business leadership is not listening to IT staff and adopting a proactive, inside-out approach to security, this will hinder them in the long run. “ AS LONG AS CYBERSECURITY STRATEGY IS BEING HEAVILY SHAPED BY AN OUTSIDE-IN APPROACH, A REACTIVE APPROACH INSTEAD OF A PROACTIVE ONE, WE’LL CONTINUE TO SEE NEGATIVE REPERCUSSIONS FOR COMPANIES. www.intelligentcio.com