Private Industry
Security issues and threat management
Heads of Risk, Heads of Fraud and Information Security Chiefs within global and multi-national organisations have always had to respond to and protect the organisation from threats e.g. robbery and fraud.
Managing risk is now more complex
The scale, type and complexity of threats have, however, evolved significantly in recent years. Security issues such as threat management, online fraud prevention and brand protection are now onging boardroom discussions.
Globalisation and the internet – friend or foe?
Information security chiefs are working hard to defend their hard won brands, revenues, customer trust and corporate reputations from:
- Phishing
- Pharming
- Hacking
- Cyber- squatting
- Claimed relationships
- Intrusion incidents and click fraud
And more serious threats include:
Counterfeiters, parallel traders and anti-corporate extremists co-ordinating smear campaigns, product boycotts, staff intimidation and service disruption, on a global scale
“Grey markets” which move rapidly from country to country, threatening to erode revenues, contaminate supply chains and dilute brands
Organised gangs taking their criminal activity on-line
It is no longer enough for organisations to be reactive. Faced with such threats, organisations are realising the need to take a proactive stance and predict and prevent threats before they occur. Memex allows them to do exactly that.
