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EXCLUSIVE – Key takeaways from OpenGov Security “Gamification” event

EXCLUSIVE - Key takeaways from OpenGov Security “Gamification” event

Recently a Security “Gamification” event was
held by OpenGov in conjunction with Tenable, CyberArk and Splunk. There were a
total of 37 attendees from 21 different government organisations, forming a
broad spectrum of security requirements and knowledge. 

During this exercise, four security related
scenarios were presented, and the attendees were tasked with combining features
and functions from all three vendors to form a solution to address the specific
scenario. The unique vendor agnostic format of the event provided an excellent
environment for the attendees to learn how different security technologies from
multiple vendors could be integrated into a comprehensive ecosystem and solve
specific security problems. 

There are several take-aways that the attendees
(and the vendors) learned from this event that we would like to highlight. 

Ecosystem

The first point is that the security problem is
best solved by combining best in class solutions from multiple vendors. 

To solve the specific scenarios that were
presented, features from all three vendors in attendance had to be combined to
produce the required outcome. In fact, none of the vendors present could have
addressed the entire scenario on their own – components from all three vendors
were required. 

The exercise amplified the fact that there is
no such thing as a one-stop-shop for security. Vendors may excel at solving one
problem in the security space, but may not be as good at solving problems that
are not their core focus. 

The net result is that compound problems are
best solved by applying best-in-class technologies from multiple vendors, and
integrating those technologies together. 

Visibility

The second point is that solving the security
problem requires visibility. 

The scenarios presented included: 

  • Proving regulatory compliance
  • Dealing with the presence of a
    critical vulnerability within the enterprise
  • Identifying the presence of and
    extent of a breach
  • Keeping up with a rapidly expanding
    enterprise with limited staff

Each of these scenarios required extensive
visibility into every dimension of the infrastructure – visibility that no
vendor alone could have delivered. For example, Tenable provides information
relating to configuration, compliance, vulnerability data and network based
discovery data. CyberArk provides information relating to the use of privileged
accounts and privilege escalation. Splunk provides a comprehensive
visualisation of event data based on log analysis. 

Together, the three solutions combine to
provide the visibility necessary to expose the assets, threats, risks and
vulnerabilities provided by the scenarios. 

Continuity

The third point is that solving the security
problem requires continuity. 

A security program that works as a series of
incremental “snapshots” of the state of the environment is a fool’s exercise.
This is because modern infrastructures are much akin to an organic entity,
expanding, contracting and changing constantly. Snapshots of the state of your
infrastructure taken at infrequent intervals cannot capture this state of
perpetual change. 

End systems come online and go away. New
applications, both authorised and unauthorised are constantly appearing.
Modern, non-tangible assets such as cloud instances, containers and virtual
machines are constantly emerging too. The security infrastructure must be
capable of continuously discovering all modern asset types and assessing the
risk that these assets bring to the enterprise. Beyond this, real-time
monitoring of important data points must be maintained critical areas of the
network, security devices and endpoints.

For the four scenarios presented, all three
vendors provided value in maintaining the continuity of the security monitoring
and evaluation beyond that which would have been provided by any company alone.

PARTNER

Qlik’s vision is a data-literate world, where everyone can use data and analytics to improve decision-making and solve their most challenging problems. A private company, Qlik offers real-time data integration and analytics solutions, powered by Qlik Cloud, to close the gaps between data, insights and action. By transforming data into Active Intelligence, businesses can drive better decisions, improve revenue and profitability, and optimize customer relationships. Qlik serves more than 38,000 active customers in over 100 countries.

PARTNER

CTC Global Singapore, a premier end-to-end IT solutions provider, is a fully owned subsidiary of ITOCHU Techno-Solutions Corporation (CTC) and ITOCHU Corporation.

Since 1972, CTC has established itself as one of the country’s top IT solutions providers. With 50 years of experience, headed by an experienced management team and staffed by over 200 qualified IT professionals, we support organizations with integrated IT solutions expertise in Autonomous IT, Cyber Security, Digital Transformation, Enterprise Cloud Infrastructure, Workplace Modernization and Professional Services.

Well-known for our strengths in system integration and consultation, CTC Global proves to be the preferred IT outsourcing destination for organizations all over Singapore today.

PARTNER

Planview has one mission: to build the future of connected work. Our solutions enable organizations to connect the business from ideas to impact, empowering companies to accelerate the achievement of what matters most. Planview’s full spectrum of Portfolio Management and Work Management solutions creates an organizational focus on the strategic outcomes that matter and empowers teams to deliver their best work, no matter how they work. The comprehensive Planview platform and enterprise success model enables customers to deliver innovative, competitive products, services, and customer experiences. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, with locations around the world, Planview has more than 1,300 employees supporting 4,500 customers and 2.6 million users worldwide. For more information, visit www.planview.com.

SUPPORTING ORGANISATION

SIRIM is a premier industrial research and technology organisation in Malaysia, wholly-owned by the Minister​ of Finance Incorporated. With over forty years of experience and expertise, SIRIM is mandated as the machinery for research and technology development, and the national champion of quality. SIRIM has always played a major role in the development of the country’s private sector. By tapping into our expertise and knowledge base, we focus on developing new technologies and improvements in the manufacturing, technology and services sectors. We nurture Small Medium Enterprises (SME) growth with solutions for technology penetration and upgrading, making it an ideal technology partner for SMEs.

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HashiCorp provides infrastructure automation software for multi-cloud environments, enabling enterprises to unlock a common cloud operating model to provision, secure, connect, and run any application on any infrastructure. HashiCorp tools allow organizations to deliver applications faster by helping enterprises transition from manual processes and ITIL practices to self-service automation and DevOps practices. 

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IBM is a leading global hybrid cloud and AI, and business services provider. We help clients in more than 175 countries capitalize on insights from their data, streamline business processes, reduce costs and gain the competitive edge in their industries. Nearly 3,000 government and corporate entities in critical infrastructure areas such as financial services, telecommunications and healthcare rely on IBM’s hybrid cloud platform and Red Hat OpenShift to affect their digital transformations quickly, efficiently and securely. IBM’s breakthrough innovations in AI, quantum computing, industry-specific cloud solutions and business services deliver open and flexible options to our clients. All of this is backed by IBM’s legendary commitment to trust, transparency, responsibility, inclusivity and service.

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