Rapid response required to protect ‘cybertrust’

The digital economy relies on trust as one of its key currencies; the other currency is time. Cyberattacks erode not only the psychological currency of trust in organisations, but also that of customers in organisations’ ability to withstand future breaches and protect their interests, says cybersecurity multinational Intel Security South Africa and sub-Saharan Africa regional director Trevor Coetzee. When a breach occurs, time is paramount – detecting and remediating threats as quickly as possible is the objective. However, the time it takes an organisation to respond to breaches depends on the tools, policies and policy structures that are in place before a threat is even identified.