When we begin recovery from today’s global coronavirus pandemic, whether it be 12 months or 2 years from now, I believe that there will be two types of companies that emerge. Those who can hit the ground running in a period of rapid digital transformation, and those who will struggle to emerge from the crawl phase, at risk of being left behind.
Recently I had the pleasure of recording a podcast with Melissa Hathaway, former cyber policy advisor to the Bush and Obama administrations, on the topic of digital transformation. She observed that we have a window of opportunity right now during the COVID-19 pandemic to finally embrace transformative technologies that have been available to us for nearly a decade. She remarked that our unanticipated collision with technology -- as we move from physical to remote work operations -- has been a useful catalyst for action. I agree that the current environment offers companies an opportunity to rethink how they're going to market as digital businesses. I also believe it’s time for both private and public sectors to lay the groundwork that moves us from a crawl to a steady walk. Only those who are walking will be able to run when we emerge from the COVID-19 crisis.
As the leader of our Secureworks Counter Threat Unit™, I see every day why cybersecurity is an essential component of digital transformation. Those who implement transformative technologies with security in mind are better prepared to manage risk on the fly, grow revenue and safeguard shareholder value. Right now, it’ ..
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