During her (ISC)2 Security Congress 2020 keynote speech, Juliette Kayyem used three words that tidily sum up the can-do spirit of the cybersecurity community: “We got this.”
Kayyem, a former assistant secretary at the Department of Homeland Security, was speaking within the context of society’s ability to adapt, learn and build resilience during the COVID-19 crisis. Still, her remarks reflect the general ethos of the cybersecurity profession. Cybersecurity professionals recognize that if they can’t say, “we got this,” the alternative is too alarming to fathom.
Cybersecurity workers have to adapt – all the time. Just like what society at large is experiencing during the pandemic, cybersecurity workers do in a continuum – protect, respond and adjust constantly. Achieving resilience is more than an aspiration; it’s a must.
Kayyem talked about an adaptive response to the “now normal” created by the pandemic. The now normal is something cybersecurity teams are intimately familiar with. They, perhaps more than anyone, recognize what is normal now is likely to be different tomorrow. And so you have to adjust in order to stay a step or two ahead of cyber adversaries.
Knowing what to do and how to react is critical. As (ISC)2’s new CEO, Clar Rosso, said in her opening remarks for the (ISC)2Security Congress 2020: “Information security skills are in higher demand than they’ve ever been before.”
Congress Themes
Adaptability was one of the primary themes of this year’s conference. The fact that Security Congress actually happened – virtually – is a manifestation of the theme. COVID-19, and the chan ..
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