Intelligent CIO Middle East Issue 16 | Page 84

FINAL WORD CYBER SECURITY: ENABLING BUSINESS BY INSPIRING CONFIDENCE Last year, ICT giant Cisco Systems released the results of a survey of over 1,000 business executives on cyber security’s role in the larger corporate ecosystem. A vast majority – 74%– indicated that they see cyber security’s main purpose as to reduce risk, instead of to enable growth. This outlook is all too common. Many executives today view investments into cyber security as costly, complex, and maybe even a damper on productivity, writes Rabih Dabboussi, Senior Vice President of Sales, Marketing & Business Development, DarkMatter. 84 INTELLIGENTCIO www.intelligentcio.com