In today’s world, it would be tone deaf to deny that humans are often labeled as the weakest point in the cybersecurity chain. But despite having more cybersecurity defenses than ever to protect people, organizations suffer more breaches than ever. What we are doing has not worked. We are losing – and it’s very expensive.
The attack surface at nearly every organization has expanded and now includes a hybrid workforce, so we can’t centralize solutions. Top-down remedies aren’t working anymore. Moreover, the pace of change has accelerated and it’s more distributed than pre-COVID, leaving more doors unguarded.
Chief information security officers (CISOs) and their teams are stressed to the point of burnout and resignation. It’s hard to fight a war that’s never won. Is there a way to turn it around?
Industry bellwether Gartner believes so. This year, their analysts said: “Security leaders must pivot to a human-centric focus to establish an effective cybersecurity program.” That’s more than a perfunctory nod to educate employees about cyber risks. Naming human-centric security as the No. 1 trend in 2023, Gartner’s message carried three clear points:
Automated security tools are helpful, but as Gartner indicates, they fall short because there’s a missing element: people. So, can CISOs combine human-centric and automation approaches to mobilize an organization’s workforce for cybersecurity?
Human-centric security and automation need each other
Today’s global cybersecurity emergency ..
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