Cyber SecurityBREAKING DOWN BARRIERS

Gareth Evans

Contents

The Hollywood Myth

The IT Crowd

vs

Dragons Den

Examples

Conclusions

Questions

The Hollywood MythA VERY BRITISH PROBLEM

“It will never happen to us”

Major (US) brands get the headlines

Breach data is hard to come by

“We’ve not been hacked, our defenses are fine”

The IT Crowd

Offering help yet…

Seen as challenging their methodology

It’s my Castle, I’ll protect it

Let them take ownership

Smarter solutions reduce risk and expenditure

Advancing their status within the company

Dragons Den

“I don’t fully understand this, tell me what it costs”

“How much!! Why do we need it?”

“We have more pressing matters”

Explain the business effect

Translate into language they understand

Demystify the myth

Examples

Lets See how easy it actually is to lose these amounts……..

Conclusions

Solution

vs

Problem IT Manager

Convinced of the

benefit

Client Engagement

Understands the Issues

Board

Questions