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COMBATTING UNKNOWN UNKNOWNS
TAKING AN INTELLIGENCE- LED APPROACH TO VISIBILITY
Josh Neame , CTO at BlueFort Security , shares the challenges faced by CISOs and highlights the need to move to intelligence-led visibility , ensuring the identification of the most dangerous threats facing a business .
HEN HE WAS US Secretary
W of State for Defence , Donald Rumsfeld gave a speech which contained one of the most well-remembered and often quoted phrases from the recent past : “ We know there are known unknowns ; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know . But there are also unknown unknowns – the ones we don ’ t know we don ’ t know . And if one looks throughout the history of our country and other free countries , it is the latter category that tends to be the difficult ones .”
A bit of a tongue-twister , but the essence of what Rumsfeld said can be applied to all walks of life . When it comes to cybersecurity IT landscapes are complex , often untamed and unpredictable . There are many known unknowns and there are even more unknown unknowns .
In an environment where attack surfaces increase as fast as the workforce disperses and cybercriminals become sophisticated in their methods of attack , CISOs are balancing on the precipice of losing control of users , data , assets and the ability to protect their infrastructure .
A BlueFort 2022 CISO Survey , which spoke to 600 UK CISOs , revealed the extent of the challenge , stating that many admitted to a lack of visibility , intelligence and control over much of their organisation ’ s estate . Over half ( 57 %) admitted that they do not know where all their data is or how it is protected .
The lack of , or limited visibility , over an organisation ’ s estate is the root cause of many challenges CISOs face . When there is no clear visibility over the IT estate , it is impossible to gain accurate intelligence or have any control over it . When visibility is clear , intelligence can be applied to known elements enabling the implementation of positive controls .
Visibility roadblocks
Many CISOs are familiar with common visibility obstacles , often caused by either information overload or lack of information .
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