Gartner zerstreut Mythen, Missverständnisse und falsche Vorstellungen über Sicherheit in der IT

Montag, 29. September 2008 um 16:13

“Increasing business demand for flexible security services, coupled with an already limited security budget, means that organisations can only afford to focus their resources on real issues,” said Mr Walls. “This means the security department must become adept at identifying the real threats to ensure that security becomes an enabler for business innovation, rather than an inhibitor.”

Approaching security as a reactionary control will not resolve or minimise the risks Mr Walls said.

“In fact, tactical responses to changes in threats and business processes can consume the entire security budget but will not enable the business to move ahead in a safe and flexible manner,” he said.

Demonstrating security as the business enabler

According to Gartner, security must be viewed as the ‘environmental or hazmat suit’ for the business. Security should be seen as a tool that can be used to accept risks so that the business can take advantage of market opportunities it was never able to before.

For example, it was previously believed that that the internet was not a safe environment for conducting business and that wireless networking technologies were not secure. In both instances, the security department created a framework for operating within an understood, managed and accepted risk profile. Today, organisations worldwide depend on the internet and wireless technologies as primary channels for conducting business.

“Security has been beaten into submission over the last few years by being accused of always saying ‘no’ and preventing the business from aggressive change and innovation. It is time to regain the trust of the organisation and build understanding of the true role of security within business,” said Mr Walls.

According to Gartner, if security is to uphold its position as the business enabler rather than an impediment, its interactions with business stakeholders must:

·        Focus on business issues, not security technology and processes

·        Develop realistic security performance expectations with defined metrics

·        Build stakeholder confidence in security management frameworks and practices

·        Promote the redesign of business processes into more secure models

·        Realise that, at the end of the day, security is a costly, but necessary, evil

Recommendations

While business innovation races ahead, security managers must grapple with expanding regulatory requirements, tight labour markets and shrinking or static security budgets. These pressures are forcing security managers to communicate the truth about the threat landscape, dispel myths and misconceptions, and enable the business to invest in the right security programme.

Gartner IT Security Summit 2008

Mr Walls is speaking at the Gartner IT Security Summit 2008 in London between 29<sup>th</sup> September and 1<sup>st</sup> October 2008. For more information, please visit www.europe.gartner.com/security

About Gartner

Gartner, Inc. (NYSE: IT) is the world’s leading information technology research and advisory company. We deliver the technology-related insight necessary for our clients to make the right decisions, every day. From CIOs and senior IT leaders in corporations and government agencies, to business leaders in high-tech and telecom enterprises and professional services firms, to technology investors, we are the indispensable partner to 60,000 clients in 10,000 distinct organisations. Through the resources of Gartner Research, Gartner Executive Programs, Gartner Consulting and Gartner Events, we work with every client to research, analyse and interpret the business of IT within the context of their individual role. Founded in 1979, Gartner is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, U.S.A., and has 4,000 associates, including 1,200 research analysts and consultants in 80 countries. For more information, visit www.gartner.com.

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