SPECTRIS PLC
culture which they adopt in a holistic way , taking into account the layers which have evolved on the digital journey during the past few years .
“ From a cybersecurity standpoint , I think organisations generally have a lot to do to help their digital transformations move at pace and make sure that it ' s sustainable ”, said Miller .
“ There aren ' t many organisations that don ' t recognise cyber risk as being one of the biggest and most tricky risks to handle at the moment . When you layer on top of that the amount of change and the pace of change that comes through digital transformation , you then need to consider each capability associated with that digital transformation because there will be a cyber implication .
“ If I think back 10 years ago in IT cybersecurity , we always had to justify why there was a risk , which typically had a direct financial impact . The reality now is there are just so many different types of attack and so many different incentives that disruption itself is often just a good enough reason . “ We now just have to accept that it is going to happen . So that layer of protection of digital transformation becomes even more important than ever because we have to protect that change which is going to generate competitive advantage , so we now have a big responsibility in cybersecurity to protect that .
“ Digital transformation does mean different things to organisations . For some , it could mean replacing old digital with new digital , for some , it could be an ERP implementation . I think it ' s important that organisations think carefully about what digital transformation means to them and what their own digital journey is as cybersecurity professionals . We then need to understand that digital journey and do everything we can to make sure that it is successful and that we manage that cyber risk effectively ,” said Miller .
Evolving Spectris ecosystem Forde said Spectris has always worked with distributors and channel partners but he now sees the ecosystem model moving into product development , design , and manufacturing .
“ If we want to move at a really fast pace , we need to work with organisations for whom that ' s in their DNA . That ' s a big growth area for us .”
Miller pointed out the key partnerships with BlackBerry and Axonius were important to Spectris . “ We ' ve been working with BlackBerry for a number of years in several areas , but from a cybersecurity perspective , we are using their Cylance suite for managed detection and response as well as digital forensics . We are using that as a group-wide solution .
“ We are also delighted to partner with Axonius as we use their service and product .
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