Sujoy Banerjee, the Associate Director at ManageEngine, says an identity-first approach for security will be important going forward

Tell us about the cybersecurity trends for 2024.
The constant usage and rise of Gen AI are making waves in the cybersecurity niche. Along with AI’s development, there has been investment towards Machine Learning (ML) capabilities to enhance current cybersecurity solutions. However, we believe that an Identity-First approach to security will be important going forward. The onus is still on fortifying security measures by way of multi-factor authentication (MFA), identity access and control for protecting data and enhancing data privacy. With global teams expanding, more focus has been added towards securing remote work environments and tackling new-age threats with emergent technologies for both on-prem and cloud services.

Which products and solutions will you be showcasing at GISEC 2024?
ManageEngine, the enterprise IT management division of Zoho Corporation will be showcasing its entire suite of security solutions at GISEC 2024. We will be highlighting our latest feature updates to our cybersecurity suite, Log360, also in particular the addition of exploit triad analytics. This feature focuses on tracing the path of adversaries and mitigating breaches which enables in providing contextual visibility to the exploit triad of users, entities and processes.

With this update, we offer users a dynamic trio of insights over user attributes, process lineage and threat intelligence. This feature is a valuable add-on for our threat detection and incident response module (TDIR) which now takes a further step towards security by providing advanced analytical capabilities for faster response time against threats.

How are you equipped to help companies overcome digital security and privacy challenges?
In an ever-evolving cybersecurity landscape, it is important to secure your assets whether on-prem or cloud, with overarching cybersecurity solutions that would not only secure your tech environment but also keep you alert about incoming threats and breach warnings. At ManageEngine, we offer a wide range of security solutions that enhance your digital security and ensure that your privacy concerns are taken care of. We also help organisations meet industry standards and regulations (GDPR, HIPAA, PCI, and DSS to name a few) to ensure that data privacy and regulatory requirements are met.

We also provide continuous monitoring of IT environments to mitigate breaches and to be alert against any adversaries enabling rapid incident response and prompt resolution of threats. Moreover, we model our solutions in such a way that they can be customized to our customers’ unique needs thereby providing flexibility and adaptability to the ever-changing security landscape.

Is there a skills gap in the cybersecurity industry? What needs to be done to bridge that gap?
The skill gap has always been prevalent in the cybersecurity industry. As the years go by, it has been identified that the nature of cybersecurity job positions has also become more difficult. This is probably because the demand for cybersecurity jobs has been increasing as well as becoming more complex with the rise of emerging technologies. Likewise, top talents in the industry are always high in demand with cyberattacks and threats becoming more sophisticated. Organisations have understood the need to expand their cybersecurity forces and require them to regularly update their skills to tackle newer threats and more sophisticated attacks.