Hackers are becoming more sophisticated in their attacks.
Detecting breaches in enterprise IT environments still takes months.
‘Zero day’ attacks – cyberattacks that target previously unknown vulnerabilities – can easily bypass most cybersecurity technology.
It’s time for the Security Operations Center (SOC) to rise to the challenge of modern enterprise cybersecurity.
AmerisourceBergen’s Three Cybersecurity Challenges
AmerisourceBergen is a leading wholesale pharmaceutical company that provides drug distribution and related supply chain services to pharmacies and healthcare providers throughout the globe.
I spoke with Umesh Yerram, AmerisourceBergen’s chief data protection officer, about how it handles cybersecurity. “We’re protecting healthcare delivery and its secure supply chain,” Yerram explained. “AmerisourceBergen actually impacts human life. We touch people’s lives.”
Yerram had a sober assessment of the cybersecurity challenges facing the company. “Threats over the last couple years have become more sophisticated,” he said. “There are new, more sophisticated threat vectors and new vulnerabilities.”
To address AmerisourceBergen’s cybersecurity challenges, Yerram focused his efforts on its Cyber Command Center (CCC) – a government and military term for what most enterprises call a ‘Security Operations Center,” or SOC.
Read the entire article at https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonbloomberg/2018/09/21/not-your-parents-soc-building-the-modern-cyber-command-center/.
Intellyx publishes the Agile Digital Transformation Roadmap poster, advises companies on their digital transformation initiatives, and helps vendors communicate their agility stories. As of the time of writing, Securonix is an Intellyx customer. None of the other organizations mentioned in this article are Intellyx customers. Image credit: Quinn Comendant.
