Cyber Magazine January 2023 | Page 74

SYNGENTA

Syngenta

: Crops , Seeds and Cybersecurity
“ The majority of threats we see come from our end users . End users outside and inside the business can be our most vulnerable area . But at the same time , they can be our greatest defence against those threats if they are educated and trained properly in threat awareness and protection .
“ In the ever-changing technological landscape our threats are very dynamic . It ' s an almost continuous game of cat and mouse to stay on top of those technical issues from a threat management perspective , but ideally , with our strategic outlook and the protection and defensive measures that we put in place , we can manage those responsibly .”
The journey to cyber maturity Becoming a fully cloud-based company ( ahead of most competitors in the space ) was a challenge . Once achieved , though , it became necessary to turn the attention of the teams to the questions of how to modernise the company ’ s application landscape and
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