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Navigating the Tech Tides
Security organization challenges in an ever-evolving landscape
By Shaun Blair, Director of SaaS Operations, Bold Group To capitalize on these opportunities, incident response and recovery planning should be a key focus, ensuring welldefined plans are in place. These plans should include effective communication channels, clearly defined roles and responsibilities, and regular drills to test their efficacy.
Security organizations face increasing challenges in adapting to rapidly changing technology needs. These challenges including complexity of technology, legacy systems and infrastructure, cost constraints, and more.
biometrics becoming increasingly prevalent. However, concerns about privacy arise as security measures are often seen as impediments to usability and productivity. Striking a balance between robust security controls and user-friendly technology is crucial.
New technologies such as cloud computing, and the Internet of Things (IoT), bring increased complexity to the security landscape. This is the time of anything monitored, due in part to the 50 billion IoT connected devices that now have some monitoring and access control capabilities. Wearable devices affect monitoring from a personal safety/ security standpoint to worker safety, and that’s a fact we can’t ignore.
Innovation often requires the need to integrate legacy systems with new technology without incurring excessive costs. Integrating legacy systems with new technology presents a challenge but can be achieved with careful consideration of integration and utilization.
As technology advances, security demands become more complex, with features like facial recognition and TMA Dispatch | Summer 2023
Despite these challenges, the security industry presents opportunities for growth. Revenue for the security alarm services industry has been growing at an annualized rate of 3.9%, reaching $34.5 billion by 2022, according to IBIS World.
Establishing strong partnerships with vendors and collaborating with industry peers are also essential strategies. Engaging in collaborative efforts, sharing information, and participating in security communities and forums (like TMA) provide valuable insights into tackling new challenges. Regular risk assessments and security audits play a crucial role in identifying vulnerabilities and guiding the implementation of appropriate security measures. Staying future-focused allows security organizations to capitalize on opportunities and proactively address potential challenges. To protect company and customer data, three key approaches can be taken. Firstly, protection from IoT/ Smart devices can be achieved through the implementation of robust security measures, such as web application firewalls (WAF) and load balancers (LB), which redirect web traffic, screen for malicious traffic, and employ geofencing. Secondly, protection for application services can be ensured by adopting A Side/B Side strategy, where separate production environments are designed and deployed.
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