Intelligent CISO Issue 05 | Page 53

COVER STORY It’s also about the ongoing management as well. Being part of the BeyondTrust Advisory Council gives me the inside track into how the business is doing, how much time and effort it is investing into making sure this product is the best it possibly can be. So it’s probably a mixture of all those things. Is the good customer relationship something you have had throughout the entire process? We continue to have a close relationship with the team which really helps. That’s part of it – that personal standpoint. We have talked to them about investing in partnership programmes and they have a real passion for making the product better. By having a tool which is as effective as BeyondTrust it allows you to achieve your goal at a faster rate. useful and the way you can operate the tool and see detailed reporting on various risk profiles within your organisation is very important. It’s also very easy to deploy. www.intelligentciso.com | Issue 05 Your strategy is ‘kill complexity’ – about how simplicity is the best approach. How does the BeyondTrust solution support that approach? It just does so many of the activities that we need. A product which will do many facets and help solve many problems you’ve got rather than a tactical single point solution will help kill complexity. Compliance with industry regulations is important for you – how does the solution support you to maintain compliance? Compliance is table stakes. You have to be compliant with certain regulations to be able to do business in certain areas. The tool helps us identify which areas it’s necessary to do reporting on and makes it easy for us to understand A product which will do many facets and help solve many problems you’ve got rather than a tactical single point solution will help kill complexity. exactly what level of compliance we are currently at and identify any weaknesses or development areas for us to work on. How has the technology increased efficiency? Part of my mantra is ‘create time’ – it’s one of my strategic guidelines and by having a tool which is as effective as BeyondTrust it allows you to achieve your goal at a faster rate. It means you are constantly finding efficiencies in your day to day activity because you can get there faster. How would you summarise the main benefits of the solution for your business? The BeyondTrust solution is an all- encompassing, one-stop solution for a lot of the necessary security activities that we have to do on a day-to-day basis. It is well put together, it’s well architected and it’s well researched and well-tested, therefore it works well. u 53