Rob Miller
Senior Director, Technology
A cyber approach which goes beyond defending existing technology
Cyber security is a complex and high-stakes challenge for organisations.
The prevalence and sophistication of modern cyber crime means that no organisation can be considered ‘safe’ from risk, but must invest continuously in ways to be ‘safer’.
At Public Digital we recognise that effectively tackling digital challenges is about more than just IT. Instead, it comes down to having internet-era culture, processes and business models in place across the entire organisation. It comes down to the serious and sustained leadership commitment needed to make that a reality.
The challenge of cyber security is no exception.
Cyber resilience is a whole leadership responsibility
Cyber security is often viewed as an IT problem, a misconception which understates its complexity as a whole-organisation challenge and risks leaving vital parts of your resilience exposed. Cyber resilience depends on leaders across the organisation taking shared responsibility for driving wholesale modernisation and preparedness. An organisation's approach to cyber security must be steered by leaders and form an integral part of its business strategy.
Raising technical resilience is only one aspect of mitigating the risk of cyberattacks.
We believe that leaders must take an internet-era approach to cyber which goes beyond technology to consider organisational processes and culture. That means exploring how their organisation's cyber resilience can be strengthened by adopting internet-era ways of working, including the use of multidisciplinary, user-centred, and agile approaches.
By taking a internet-era approach to cyber security, leaders can ensure they have:
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Multi-disciplinary teams with a broad skillset to help protect against gaps in their cyber armoury
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An agile digital strategy geared towards reducing cyber risks and taking active steps to retire legacy technologies
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Sustainable services, not one-off projects, which can adapt to keep pace with new cyber threats
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User-centred services which reduce cyber risk by ensuring security is designed around users
Our team
An existential threat
The cyber landscape is complex and hazardous.
As cyber threats evolve ever more quickly, organisations must rapidly adapt their defences to keep up. As seen during incidents like the CrowdStrike outage, even cyber defences carry the risk of error, and those errors can have devastating consequences.
We believe organisations must play a proactive role in safeguarding themselves against the risks that come with cyber incidents.
How we can help you
As a digital transformation consultancy, Public Digital is not a specialist provider of technical cyber security services.
However, our cyber security offer is unique in going beyond technical safeguarding to explore how applying internet-era practices can enhance your cyber resilience.
- Practical strategy
- We use maturity assessments to help you to take stock of your cyber challenges and risks, and work with you to design a clear outcomes-based roadmap for change, prioritising the most important actions to build momentum.
- We support the development of internet-era digital, data & technology teams, helping you to build effective skills, cultures and processes that will accelerate the modernisation of your technology and enhance your cyber safety overall.
- Cyber readiness
- We help organisations test their resilience plans, using real-life scenarios and experience to challenge and improve their operational readiness in the event of an attack.
- We help organisations understand and prepare for the comms challenges that come with a potential cyberattack, including the complexities of transmitting complicated and uncertain information, and the challenge of rebuilding the trust of users, staff and partners.
- Leadership support
- We help leadership teams develop a robust understanding of cyber risks and their shared responsibility for organisational cyber resilience, including their role in driving the change needed to remove legacy technologies.
- We help leaders grow their proficiency in cyber as it relates to their organisational responsibilities, supporting them to develop effective strategies in response to the findings of maturity assessments.
- Recovery
- We support organisations in the process of responding to a cyber attack.
- We provide direct and strategic support through the critical response phase, helping you plot a path to a safe recovery that will move your organisation forward.
Get in touch to discuss with our team the cyber security challenges you are facing as the leader of your organisation.
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