In our continued discussion of trends around data security for 2018, we continue to see that shadow IT resources are still causing organizations problems.
Prediction 3: Shadow IT resources will continue to increase the risk of security breaches for organizations in 2018
According to Gartner, by 2020, a third of successful attacks experienced by enterprises will be via their shadow IT resources. The fact remains that business units will invest in any tool that helps them do their job including file-sharing services and collaboration apps such as What’s App.
Companies who shift from a detect and punish strategy to a culture of acceptance and protection will be able to better reduce the risk of breaches from the natural course of shadow IT resource usage. Organizations who incorporate the ability to persistently protect data will be able to move beyond trying to control shadow IT resources to embracing productivity enhancing systems without risking corporate value.
Vishal comes with more than a decade of experience in sales, marketing and business management. He is the Founder and CEO of Seclore and handles corporate development, investor relations and strategic vision.
Vishal is an IIT Bombay (Electrical Engineering) graduate and a specialist in biometric security systems. His ideation in fingerprint imaging led to the development of the core technology behind Herald Logic, a company he founded in 2000. The company showed record 220% CAGR, spreading to Singapore, Australia and UK.
Vishal is also an active participant in physics activities with the IAPT (Indian Association of Physics Teachers) and NSEP (National Standard Examination in Physics), he is amongst the top 1% in the country in physics.
He is an active sports person, a keen blogger on information security solutions and an intrepid speaker at various information security forum.
