Beyond the Perimeter

I just read an article by Brennen Hannigan, General Manager at IBM Security about cybercrime and his solution to combating it. Although his article is predominately about cybercrime, I saw a few things that stand out in relation to security in general.

I agree with the concept that security needs to be driven by intelligence, leadership and policy. A static security strategy is not enough to keep up with the modern criminal. "The bad guys have become better and better at cybercrime for three main reasons: they collaborate, share technology, and practices"[security intelligence, 19/3/15]. This no different traditional crimes as well.

Ginni Rometty, IBM CEO stated, "Without integrated security solutions that use analytics to find threats before they attack, your organization is compromised" [security intelligence, 19/3/15]. When individual security products work alone they are easily compromised. Several security products working together and led by intelligence makes for a defense that is more effective and proactive.

Theft is a big problem that requires an intelligent solution. March Resilience aims to drastically improve a companies security program by solving current issues, preventing future event and protecting critical assets.

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Real Security vs Security

Some time last week the Batman vs. Superman trailer hit the internet and there was a rave. Batman, a mere human billionaire that uses his technology, skills and resourcefulness against a super-being, gifted with every super ability a human desires.

Talking with a few people about the trailer they began picking Superman as the victor, questioning how a mere moral can defeat such a super-being. That is the same thinking some people have about modern security systems. Commercial entities have been convinced that an alarm system, a guard or a security camera system are the super being of security. They praise it and forget about their entire security concerns, but as the Batman vs. Superman trailer shows it's nothing but a 'false god'.

Batman, in my analogy, represents the foundation of real security. According to wikipedia, "Batman has no inherent superhuman powers; he relies on his own scientific knowledge, detective skills, and athletic prowess." Using knowledge to target existing threats, and using skills, technology, etc. to solve them is the fundamentals that make real security. Not to mention Batman had an array of utilities and support to help him solve him problems. A real security system is multifaceted, relying on systems that work together to form a super team, like Batman and Robin.

There are no Superman solutions in security. That one security program that addresses everything and can be applied to any situation. Every security problem is unique. Understanding the problem and building solutions are the keys to producing real security that is effective and efficient.