Did You Know? Change Happens.

I saw Karl Fisch's "Did You Know?" video few months ago and it had a huge impact on me. I think that it's a must see movie for everyone involved with corporate, business and product strategy. Change happens. Period. So when I read Forrester's Noel Yuhanna "A New Role Is Emerging Within IT: Database Security Analyst (DSA)" I could not avoid thinking about this movie. Noel is describing that enterprises take stronger measures around database security to meet compliance requirements and defend against attacks and as a result, the need for security support and administration becomes critical. This is part of a change that we are witnessing within the Information Security and Risk community in the past 2-3 years. It's all about the data. Traditional security and hence traditional security jobs, are no longer adequate and there's a need for database security.  There is a gap between security staff and Database Administrators. IT security groups focus primarily on creating information security polices and procedures and defining the approaches departments need to take when securing data. Typically, they are not responsible for implementing the controls themselves but often delegate them to various IT groups. That's all part of the change that drives a lot of our customers. I would like to think that our strategy and vision provide customers with the tools to bridge this gap. By providing the needed tools in the most efficient fashion, organizations that are using SecureSphere can survive the change. The ending sentence of Noel's executive summary speaks for itself:

This role does not currently exist in most organizations, and it might be difficult to fill because of its cross-disciplinary requirements. Faced with an essential need and challenging role requirements, IT security organizations should get ready to staff the database security analyst (DSA) position.




Movie linked from http://theclosetentrepreneur.com/karl-fischs-did-you-know-presentation-remix