Innovation is vital to the Cybersecurity space, making sure organisations stay in-step with evolving threats and new technologies. Partnerships between pioneering start-ups and established large organisations are driving innovation, for the benefit of industries and individual digital citizens.
The fourth episode of the series explores how innovation is driving Cybersecurity capabilities forwards at a rapid pace, and how small and large scale organisations are working together to develop cutting-edge solutions to present and future challenges.
In this episode of “Need to Know” host Liz Green, EMEA Advisory & Cyber Lead at Dell Technologies, is joined by Saj Huq, Chief Commercial Officer and Director of Innovation Services at Plexal.
Listen In To Learn
- Why innovative approaches and new ways of thinking are especially important in the Cybersecurity space
- How organisations are looking ‘beyond the enterprise’ and addressing cybersecurity at industry-wide, national and international levels
- Why partnerships between pioneering start-ups and established larger organisations are integral to innovation
- What emerging spaces are creating new opportunities for Cybersecurity, including outer space
Innovation, innovation, innovation
“We can’t stand still with technology development from a security perspective.” – Saj Huq
Driving innovation is especially important when it comes to Cybersecurity for two key reasons: to ensure organisations can keep pace and stay secure with technology that is changing all around us, and to help industries and enterprises interact with and utilise emerging and changing technologies safely and securely.
These evolving needs mean that new methods, techniques and technologies that will enhance Cybersecurity at systems, national and international levels must be developed constantly. Start-ups have played a key role in driving these innovations by acting as mediums to introduce new approaches, products and services into the market.
Focusing beyond the enterprise
While traditionally organisations have looked to support Cybersecurity at enterprise level, increasingly they are also looking to support industrial and governmental requirements as well, including both present and future needs. Early-stage businesses are now focusing ‘beyond the enterprise’, looking into non-traditional assets that may be connected to future networks.
This includes looking at operational technology and how it intersects with critical national and international infrastructure, with a good example of this being the huge potential that space technologies are providing (putting the ‘space’ in ‘cyberspace’). Emerging companies and start-ups are also beginning to focus around enterprises by creating innovative solutions to better secure the software supply chain, making products and services more secure by design and by default.
Cybersecurity is also increasingly becoming relevant across society at large, outside of traditional enterprise structures or operations. Cyber related fraud is now a prevalent risk for ordinary citizens, and start-ups are emerging into this space to help them to secure their cyber footprint from potential risks with propositions tailored to the individual digital citizen.
The importance of partnerships
“Cybersecurity is a team sport.” – Saj Huq
Innovation across the space is being achieved through building collaborative ecosystems, bringing together larger organisations and innovators with end users with problems to solve. While start-ups are leading the charge, they are not the only ones innovating, and frequently partner with larger businesses to develop new products and bring them to market, as they need to integrate with larger tools and platforms to enable scale.
Both larger and smaller organisations offer their own unique perspectives. Larger organisations are able to give an overview of the whole challenge thanks to get their scale, and this macro view is vital in creating solutions to large-scale, industry wide challenges and risks. Smaller start-ups are playing their role by forming new technologies and innovative solutions quickly, then testing them in-market, and partnering with larger organisations to bring these tried-and-tested solutions to a wider user base.
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