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“ Especially in a SaaS world , you can ' t be on your own and just have your own developers build everything ”
JEREMIAH KUNG GLOBAL HEAD OF INFORMATION SECURITY AND COMPLIANCE , APPLOVIN
some findings , go fix them ’. I commonly say , ‘ These are the findings , let me look at them , and perhaps we find things which might be an issue ’. This allows us to track if it ’ s a quick fix – and if not , we ’ ll ensure it ’ s prioritised in the next release .”
Managing third-party risk With a rising number of security breaches arising from third-party relationships ,
managing third-party risk is a particularly relevant issue in cybersecurity – especially in light of the SolarWinds attack , which opened many eyes to the dangers of insufficient onboarding and monitoring of third-party vendors .
“ I aim to look at all threats and ensure they ’ ve been looked at ,” Kung explains . “ Third-party risk is a great one . For vendors we ’ re doing business with , we ask questions to ensure that they are properly secured , and will protect our data .”
“ You don ' t want to say , ' Here are 1,000 questions , please answer them ', to every company you work with . That could potentially slow things down ,” he says . “ Instead , we ' ll do our own assessment , then we ’ ll come regularly to reassess and ask questions .”
Particularly in the cybersecurity world , a strong network of partnerships is vital –
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