“Sadin on Digital” episodes explore the fast-changing and high-stakes world of digital business. Wayne Sadin and I focus in particular on what CEOs and boards must do to lead their companies successfully into the Digital Age. Today, we talk through what C-suites need to focus on when it comes to cybersecurity—and what they might be risking by failing to do so.
Episode 27
The Big Themes:
- Wake-up call for boards and C-Suites: What do we hear from victims? “We didn’t think we’d be a target.”
- In our emerging acceleration economy: Firms can’t afford the lost time, the lost revenue/added costs, the hit to reputation a successful attack causes.
- Firms must do six things well: Robust prevention, quick detection, defense in depth, keeping secrets secret, effective repair/restoration, and not keeping your eggs in one basket.
- Manage systemic risk, not just cybersecurity: If someone can waltz in and unplug the firewall, are you secure?
The Big Quote:
- “There’s a John Chambers quote that I’ve used before. There are two kinds of companies: those that have been hacked, and those they don’t know that they’ve been hacked.”
- “If you’re an executive and you had trouble understanding that, listen again, because nothing I said is very technical.”
- “If your systems are cruddy and 15 years old and not connected, you might be in a full-time hygiene mode.”
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Cloud Wars Live Digital All-Stars
Wayne Sadin is one of our regular Digital All-Stars. The All-Stars are experts whose video podcasts will focus on the critical themes shaping (and re-shaping!) the business world here in the digital age of 2021. Our intention is to provide regular chunks of timely ideas and insights from industry veterans with diverse backgrounds.
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