*By Denis Riviello
In recent years, concern for cybersecurity in companies has ceased to be an option and has become a real necessity, regardless of the segment the corporation belongs to. We can see this movement in a survey of the Gartner, which reveals that 88% of the boards of directors see the topic as a business risk. Furthermore, data from the Global Digital Trust Insights Survey also reveal that 83% of Brazilian companies estimate an increase in spending on this topic in 2022, a value 14% greater than world expectations.
Within this area of investments, there are some ways to structure a cybersecurity strategy. A good part of the brands opts for the performance of an outsourced front, which is specialized in the subject. It is definitely a smart move with regard to reaping all the advantages that protection in the digital environment can offer to the corporate scenario today, whether due to efficiency, cost-effectiveness or ease of adaptation to the organization's activities.
It is important to highlight that this alternative is no better or worse than investing in an internal team to deal with the company's cybersecurity, especially depending on the profile and size of the company, the exposure factor, the BIA (Business Impact Analysis) and the pros and cons that leadership is willing to face. For this reason, it is essential that the business group carry out an analysis of the risks to which it is exposed, after which it defines which and how much effort it should dedicate to the subject.
When investing internally in this regard, it is expected that the team will have a much more aligned performance and directed to the type of business of the brand; after all, in theory, he has complete familiarity and experience both in cybersecurity processes and in the day-to-day of the organization. However, there are some aspects of this choice that can bring certain extra difficulties, such as: labor issues, the specialization necessary for employees, the shortage of labor and the cost of the operation.
On the other hand, in an outsourced model, the expectation is that this training is built into the contract, in which the intellectual capital is passed on to professionals who are already prepared and 100% focused on identifying and dealing with cyber threats. This puts the contracting company ahead of its competition in terms of cybersecurity awareness, creating early maturity in how to react to possible signs of attacks in the digital environment.
In other words, the company is able to quickly acquire visibility into the risks it is exposed to and its technical vulnerabilities, since the preliminary work for implementing a protection program is carried out according to each business objective. With this, the investment allows brands from the most diverse areas to shield themselves from cyber crimes within specific policies and standards, without having to unfold in a long journey of readaptation.
It is also worth noting that companies that hire outsourced services are not only validating all their activities internally, but also have this approval by an external organization that is up to date with market movements. In this way, the organization prevents hidden flaws from appearing both in its usual actions and in difficult times, such as cybersecurity incidents.
Therefore, outsourcing cyber protection is an excellent way to guarantee a dedicated and specialized team for the topic without any surprises. The companies that provide these services are made up of professionals who live in the real corporate environment, treating security against digital threats as a matter of extreme importance for each client. Therefore, it is a strategy that perfectly combines prevention against a very current problem with uninterrupted growth in the market.
*Denis Riviello is Head of Cybersecurity at Compugraf, a provider of Cyber Security, data privacy and compliance solutions for the main Brazilian companies.
Notice: The opinion presented in this article is the responsibility of its author and not of ABES - Brazilian Association of Software Companies
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