Equifax CIO Stands Down
By FF Newsroom · 18 September 2017
Dan Panesar, VP EMEA, Certes Networks, in response to the news that Equifax’s CIO & CSO have stepped down in response to last week’s cybersecurity breaches.
As the fall-out of the Equifax breaches continues, it is ever more apparent that not only is maintaining traditional approaches to cybersecurity an open invitation to hackers, but also that the mindset of most CIOs and CISOs needs to change.
It’s all good and well having the buck stop with the CIO when a breach occurs, but when are boards going take a holistic view of their risk profile, and empower dedicated security teams working under the supervision of the CIO to have full control over policy and implementation?
Current solutions are flawed and follow an outdated approach to security. Companies - including every single member of the C-suit - must change to a Zero Trust security posture so that when updating their technology, it follows a new, innovative mindset, rather than continuing the insanity cycle with the next generation of flawed technology.