Intelligent CISO Issue 04 | Page 75

Software-defined perimeter (SDP) leverage a ‘non- discoverability’ approach to enable secure access to devices and applications across a public cloud. Protecting critical infrastructure is crucial for the daily running of nations and communities. By using SDP to protect the applications used to control gas and electric systems, energy and utilities organisations can prevent their valuable systems from being breached and disrupted. Hackers can’t attack what they can’t see transactions. In the meantime, the bank’s security/cyberteam will be watching the breach in real-time and working behind the scenes to stop it and minimise impact. Mergers and acquisitions are highly confidential, with only a certain group of people allowed into the trusted circle whilst the negotiations are taking place. Or a manufacturer of a beverage or food that has a ‘secret recipe’, a recipe that if it was made public would cause the business to collapse. A specialised SDP group can assist in ensuring only certain people are allowed access to the business sensitive documents, as access would be restricted by authentication only, and the online addresses hidden from public view. SDP would be used to hide this valuable information away from the rest of the world; accessed only by a few chosen individuals. www.intelligentciso.com | Issue 04 Information could be shared freely without the threat of compromise. Cybercriminal activity is increasing and instead of making propriety and business critical information visible on the web via IP addresses that can be Googled and then infiltrated, companies need to take matters into their own hands and protect the assets they regard as most valuable to their business success. In today’s digital age, they can no longer rely on the security solutions that protected the rigid perimeters of the past. It is time for a change, a rethink of how security safeguards information in the digital world – making it invisible to the prying criminal eye but accessible to the trusted few who rely on accessing it. SDP is the answer. u 75