In talking with chief information security officers (CISOs), we often hear about the challenges they have with cybersecurity technology. We outline the five most common CISO pain points — and how CloudCover’s CyberSafety CC/B1 Platform™ is their solution.
At CloudCover, we’ve had hundreds of conversations with chief information security officers (CISOs). Whether it’s a one-on-one sales call or through a Security Innovation Network (SINET) forum, our ears are always tuned to what CISOs are looking for in a cybersecurity technology — and more importantly, what they’re not looking for in a cybersecurity insurance solution.
Recently, I talked with CloudCover founder and CEO Stephen Cardot about the five challenges we hear most often from CISOs — and how the CloudCover CyberSafety CC/B1 Platform™ can address them.
#1: Lack of Effectiveness
CISOs say they want their cybersecurity tech to be “effective” — meaning absolute protection for their company’s network and data. Solutions that perform flawlessly and improve an organization’s capacity to predict, prevent, and respond to threats instantaneously ensure network security — and frankly, CISOs’ job security.
“Effectiveness begins with risk awareness — detecting and predicting threats,” said Stephen. “Our CC/B1 Platform relies on automated intelligent math-based learning (AI/ML). Our math-based software learns a company’s network, continually regenerating and thereby rewriting its code. We’re able to block unknown threats in the present time, because we’ve already learned the behavioral patterns of the future attack.”
#2: Not Simple Enough
Cybersecurity can get convoluted. Often, it’s rooted in the abstract rather than a clear idea of how the technology actually stops threats. CISOs want to understand what a platform is doing in real time and how it’s going to proactively address cyber risk management.
“The install of the CC/B1 is so effortless that it’s unnerving, even to us,” Stephen remarked. “The platform deploys in minutes and starts demonstrating value within 72 hours. And once installed, there’s minimal technical re-tuning and management.”
#3: Lack of Reliability
For CISOs, reliability means zero day-to-day problems with their network detection risk management solution. Dependable technology means fewer staff resources, which is important as many CISOs struggle to keep their security operation centers (SOCs) optimally staffed due to the industry’s ongoing cybersecurity skills gap.
“The CC/B1 is the N-SOC — an automated intelligent ‘no-security operation center’ required. Our CC/B1 operates auto-independently — without human intervention,” Stephen said. “Because one of our key tenets is risk control, we’re concerned with stopping threats fast, not simply hunting them down. Our platform stops threats in microseconds — at the TLS handshake, before they can move anywhere onto our customers’ networks.”
#4: Difficult to Implement
Easy implementation of a cybersecurity technology platform also means fewer staff resources and less money. Small IT staffs have enough to worry about without having to deal with a new solution that won’t integrate with technology they already possess.
“Our platform is agnostic,” commented Stephen.
“It’s augmentative, not a ‘rip-and-replace’ solution. When you install our CC/B1, you’re installing an effective security layer over the entire technology stack investment you’ve made — you don’t have to remove anything.”
And, in utilizing the CC/B1, CISOs also have the opportunity to purchase our CloudCover CyberSafety Insurance™ embedded coverage. Cyber insurance coverage is embedded into the platform, with every IT event recorded via blockchain in case of potential claims — making it easy, efficient, and cost-effective to insure against cyberthreats.
#5: Too Much Management
This one’s self-explanatory: The more management a technology requires, the more staff resources it takes to manage it. What’s the point of having that security technology if your team still has to do most of the work to access it and report on its function and activity?
“Once you turn the CC/B1 on, it self-learns, self-adjusts — it doesn’t need tuning to understand and differentiate between normal and abnormal network activity,” Stephen said. “We also make it easy for CISOs to have an SOC in the palm of their hand with our newest CloudCover App. The App receives data directly from the CC/B1 — making it easy to have full visibility of their company’s cyber security network risk on their smartphone.”
CISOs continue to have the same challenges, which means it’s time for a better solution. We’ve spent nearly two decades perfecting our technology, and the result is a platform that’s been deemed “unhackable” at both Black Hat USA and DEF CON, and has shown “significant defensive capabilities” through tests at the Rochester Institute of Technology’s SAFE Lab, as well as CMMC pen-testing by the Department of Defense.
Request that CloudCover and the CC/B1 Platform be permitted the opportunity to eliminate your CISO’s pain points for good.
We’re so sure that our CC/B1 Platform will make a difference for your network that we’ll install it for 40 days free of charge. To request a demo, visit cloudcover.cc/request-a-demo/.
