QSC18: Real-Time Visibility Crucial for Hybrid Environment Security
The Qualys Security Conference (QSC18) has underscored the critical need for enhanced visibility into security posture in today's complex hybrid environments. Experts, including Kash Patel from Experian and Mark O'Neill from Gartner, stressed the importance of real-time visibility into business-technology systems and risks.
Kash Patel, VP of Information Security at Experian, highlighted the inadequacy of risk updates every 30 or 7 days, emphasizing the necessity for near real-time views into systems and risks. He noted that today's environments, consisting of multiple cloud services, virtualized workloads, and traditional on-premises systems, demand continuous monitoring due to rapidly changing risks and vulnerabilities.
Patel also observed the beneficial integration of application teams into technology teams, improving the security approach. Gartner analyst Mark O'Neill echoed these sentiments, stressing the need for organizations to discover and monitor their APIs to understand their usage and associated risks. He emphasized the importance of developing appropriate security policies focused on continuous visibility into API-related risks.
The QSC18, hosted by Qualys, has emphasized the importance of real-time visibility and continuous monitoring for proactive threat detection and response in today's hybrid environments. Experts agree that understanding and addressing risks in near real-time is crucial for effective risk management. Organizations are encouraged to explore the conference's videos for further learning.
