EXPERT OPINION
The level of defence needed can only be achieved when details of each unique attack are shared across an organisation ’ s controls and countermeasures .
Bringing vendors together
In 2020 , Netskope took steps to encourage greater collaboration across the industry by bringing together vendors , including VMware Carbon Black , CrowdStrike , Cybereason and SentinelOne , to collaborate in a Cloud Exchange . A year later , the Cloud Exchange has evolved , extending to sharing risk assessments and ratings , cross-platform ticket raising and log shipping ; all of which aid a holistic approach to security . This collaborative effort aims to rise above the isolating nature of working in competition , combining knowledge that will allow organisations to improve their threat protection capabilities .
By sharing real-time threat intelligence across security touchpoints , we can produce actionable insights that will reduce the time taken to protect and further narrow gaps in an organisation ’ s armour .
Fostering collaboration is now a core part of the CISO role
Not only are vendors working together , the pandemic has brought on a new wave of collaboration among CISOs . Facing new and unique challenges , peer support among security professionals has strengthened . We ’ ve seen a growing openness to knowledge and idea sharing in CISO forums , with security leaders sharing challenges and discussing best practices in a safe space . These sorts of peer networks can , in time , also become a powerful influencer driving security vendors to further collaboration for the benefit of customers .
Over the years , the cybersecurity profession has seen new challenges that had the potential to make our jobs very difficult . Threat actors are growing stronger due to funding and operational collaboration , making their attacks more sophisticated and harder to predict . However , as the attackers have grown together , so has the cybersecurity profession . Collaboration is the key to success and by working together we form a stronger alliance and industry . u www . intelligentciso . com
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