Closing plenary Session: Digital Transformation: cut through the hype and get started (securely)

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Presented at ASISEurope 2019 by

Michael Gips

Digital transformation is today’s hottest business topic. Companies of all sizes across many sectors are seeking ways to leverage new technology. So how do security practitioners get involved without drowning in buzzword soup? And how do you support innovation whilst also supporting good security practice? Digital transformation requires us to look at business models, roles, and tools, in different ways. Some companies are focused on efficiency or incremental process gains, whilst others are completely re-inventing their business models and creating new ways to engage with customers. Often, debate on digital transformation is polarised between utopian visions of a world full of convenient, personalised services and dystopian visions of mass unemployment, catastrophic cyberattacks and malicious AI. So, this session has been designed by ASIS to get a grip on core issues facing security professionals and identify key opportunities to advance, and key areas of concern. Practically speaking, already many systems that traditionally had their primary function as security can now be leveraged for different purposes. For example; IP cameras generate business insights in retail, or traffic management in a smart city; risk assessment data can be packaged and re-sold as intelligence; access control provides insights for building management etc. So how do we capitalise on digital opportunities? And how do we do it safely, securely and profitably?