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What We Have Learnt Building a Global Security

Conscious Culture

By Nicola McCoy, Chief Information Security Officer at RSM International

The growing cyber risk is impacting global businesses of all shapes and sizes as ‘bad actors’ develop
more sophisticated and coordinated attacks. Building a comprehensive cyber defence has never been
more important. However, it requires an understanding of the inner workings of an enterprise, the
breaking down of departmental silos, and analysis of the organisation’s entire supply chain, and this is
not always simple.

Achieving this in a company that operates in multiple jurisdictions or has a group or network structure for
example can be complex and increases the need for transparency of interdependencies and differences
across operating jurisdictions. In short, creating a security conscious culture across a varied global
network, like the one I represent at RSM International, presents some unique challenges and risk
management responses.

Cyber security professionals must look beyond purely technology threats and think holistically about the
‘capabilities’ that underpin how they operate and deliver work to their clients to identify high priority risks.

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