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Today ’ s Chief Security Officers ( CSOs ) and technology executives face an unprecedented challenge . As Europe ’ s business scene is shaken up by a wave of new technologies like artificial intelligence ( AI ), machine learning and blockchain , more and more cybersecurity threats have also entered the fray .
From phishing to hacking , trojans to malware , today ’ s adversaries are malicious , creative and unrelenting . Swathes of cybersecurity tools are now available to tackle this , but it can often be difficult to ascertain how much an organisation should spend on cybersecurity or which technologies are most vital . Indeed , until recently , many CSOs and technology executives found it hard to even get a seat at the table at an executive level to make these decisions .
Now , as the cybersecurity industry has gained more momentum ( and as recent large-scale hacks have gain- ed more airtime ) more and more organisations are reco- gnising the benefits of abandoning a reactive approach to cybersecurity in favour of an ‘ inside-out ’ risk-centric method , driven at a corporate level . In fact , this is where Optiv Security , a leading security solutions integrator , has made a lasting impression on the market .
Simon Church , General Manager and Chief Executive Vice President , Europe , explains that Optiv helps customers navigate the proliferation of tools on the market so that they can plan , build and run successful cybersecurity systems . “ The biggest challenge facing CSOs and technology executives today is what I would call the increase in noise ,” Church observes . “ A decade
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