Karl Heinz Warum, VP, CEEMEA, while talking to us on Day 1 of GITEX, puts across a great metaphor for their hallmark concept of Synchronized security. He says, “Imagine a soccer game where 11 players are playing a game of their own with no synchronization. What would be the result? The same happens in an organization if the security architecture is not synchronized. We have to realize that data is the new goal of every hacker and everybody wants to steal data. Security market has changed dramatically over the couple of years. The bad guys are getting very intelligent. If you are not prepared to fight this with Intelligent systems, then your organization is definitely at risk.”
The way that Sophos looks into synchronized security is; Imagine a robber breaking into your house. He will definitely not knock at the main door. He will look for the first window, then go for the second… and then so on and so forth. The same happens with an organization. A hacker will first attack your network, then hover around to the endpoint and then somewhere else until he reaches the vulnerability point. Karl adds, “Business today needs a more cleverer approach. As long as we do not not have the right intelligent systems, it is like going to a gun fight with a knife.”