BSI CYBERSECURITY
“ Using traditional routes to manage your own IT would mean you were in control of your own destiny and the advantage of on-premises technology meant it was within your perimeter and within your control . With cloudbased systems , you are no longer in control , and you have to have a trade-off between the benefits of cloud with elasticity and the speed to deployment , the avoidance of capital costs on an ongoing basis , and the move to an evergreen IT , which is an opex cost . However , that trade off comes with the reality that you lose control and somebody else is now looking at managing that environment on your behalf ” provides BSI with the expertise to offer a full portfolio of services to their clients . However , this partnership goes beyond business solutions . Mark adds that there is a level of maturity and brand recognition that sharing an ecosystem with McAfee offers . Speaking of their shared synergies , Mark says that BSI and McAfee have employed a joint approach towards this partnership , creating a mutual benefit for both parties . Whether it ' s introducing accounts to each other or sharing the wealth of knowledge that both organisations have , a joint partnership with McAfee has created many business and thought leadership opportunities for BSI .
Having a cloud security strategy is crucial for organisations as it gives them a better understanding of the breadth of cloud
MARK BROWN GLOBAL MANAGING DIRECTOR , CYBERSECURITY AND INFORMATION RESILIENCE , BSI
According to Mark , BSI is not just an end-of-the-line security service provider , adding “ BSI is the business improvement and standards company – whilst standards are a big part of what we do , we also help to create excellence and business improvement within organisations . This means that we have to understand the journey our clients are going on , and we have to be able to be there to assist them on that journey .” Embracing that journey for clients would mean being ahead of these technologies , and one way to ensure that BSI continues to provide ancillary services is through an ecosystem of strategic partnerships . One such partner , McAfee