After Target’s data breach last year, the retailer created a CISO role with a security operations team. After Sony Pictures’ hack, the company opened up additional positions within the IT security department. Does hiring new help really improve network data security?
Adding more or new people to the problem doesn’t help unless those people are listened to. The majority of these data breaches was due to companies ignoring security updates usually brought up by IT professionals or employees misusing their data access against the instruction of the IT team. Adding bodies doesn’t add protection in the digital world. For a full article tackling this subject, click here:: Has Security Ops Outlived Its Purpose?