“ COMPLEXITY IS THE ENEMY OF SECURITY AND THE MORE COMPLEX WE MAKE ANY SOLUTION , THE MORE LIKELY PEOPLE ARE TO SEEK OUT WAYS AROUND IT ”
Fashioning a new cybersecurity program
“ Throughout the industry , we see challenges such as phishing and business email compromise ( BEC ) remaining top items of concern . Fraudulent activity is another issue , whether it ' s domain fraud – where people squat on domains and look for new ways to exploit those – selling counterfeit products , or using it as a phishing leverage to make the employees or customers think that they ' re getting an email from us ,” he added .
Building a cybersecurity program for the future Scrimsher started at the company in 2019 and was employed as the first cybersecurity
“ COMPLEXITY IS THE ENEMY OF SECURITY AND THE MORE COMPLEX WE MAKE ANY SOLUTION , THE MORE LIKELY PEOPLE ARE TO SEEK OUT WAYS AROUND IT ”
JOHN SCRIMSHER CISO , KONTOOR BRANDS team member , allowing him to build the rest of the team from the ground up . The forward-looking program is focused on ensuring visibility to all data processing systems and devices . It also understands the need to have a strong asset discovery and management program for manufacturing , edge devices and all areas of the business .
He explained some of the major principles that he follows when building a program :
• Making it user focused , keeping it simple – “ Complexity is the enemy of security ; the more complex we make any solution , the more likely people are to seek out ways around it .”
30 September 2022