Cybersecurity + cloud = Levers for transformational change | Deloitte US has been saved
Cloud is a dynamic environment that can enhance an organization’s security posture, as it provides both proximity to data and the native tools to move things faster and keep them secure. However, organizations rapidly adopting new solutions from cloud hyperscalers are often unaware of the scope, opportunities, and limitations of cloud security. When organizations adopt the cloud without a well-thought-out security strategy, many face challenges from misconfigured platforms and migrations that negatively affect business and technology environments. Some of the business and technology challenges that arise without a thoughtful security strategy include:
Business challenges
Technology challenges
Collective power of cybersecurity and cloud
While the shift to the cloud has brought a new level of risks and challenges to many organizations, it has also created endless opportunities and use cases. As organizations progress on their cloud adoption journey and seek to achieve the full benefits of cloud, they will need to integrate and embed security in each step of their cloud journey to safeguard their cloud environment, accelerate capabilities of the cloud, and develop the ability to proactively react to adverse cyber incidents.
The pandemic has catapulted already accelerated digital transformation and investment in cloud/SaaS. As organizations adapt to the changing environment, many are opting to keep a portion of their workforce remote as well as prioritizing some virtual experiences over in-person meetings. Within this constantly changing environment, cyberattackers are looking for new ways to exploit preexisting and new vulnerabilities across organizations. The proliferation of devices and scale of distributed access has only increased the potential for attacks on the surface of networks. Thus, organizations should establish security controls to prevent breaches and help their organization stay resilient to business disruptions.
Powerful alone. Transformative together.
Cloud is powerful alone. With cyber, it provides enterprisewide visibility to actively manage and mitigate the risk of increasingly sophisticated threats and can bring transformational changes. Cyber with cloud can accelerate and amplify value for organizations. Cyber secures data moved to (and from) the cloud and mitigates the risks of bringing cloud-enabled technologies to market.
Several benefits from cyber investments in cloud include the following:
Developing a secure program design is crucial in laying the foundation for an effective cloud migration and a sustainable cloud journey. Cloud or on premises, organizations risk negatively impacting the availability of their business services and assets or exposing sensitive data if the program and the underlying processes are not designed effectively.
Vikram, a principal at Deloitte & Touche LLP, is the US Cyber Platforms & Solutions Leader for Deloitte’s Risk & Financial Advisory business. He has more than 25 years of experience in design and implementation of cybersecurity solutions and cyber risk management programs. Vikram’s areas of specialty include application security, cloud security, identity and access management, and cyber threat and vulnerability management. He has extensive experience helping technical and business organizations achieve strategic and tactical objectives. Vikram has successfully managed and led teams to deploy enterprise security solutions at Global 2000 corporations, helping clients drive customer strategy and vision by combining business acumen, technical skills, strong leadership, and keen understanding of technology, business processes, and change management. His industry experience spans Consumer, Healthcare, and Energy & Resources industries, with a strong background in middleware.