KONTOOR BRANDS
“ We work very closely with other retail companies that we would typically consider competitors , but in the cybersecurity world , we ' re all partners ”
JOHN SCRIMSHER CISO ,
KONTOOR BRANDS saved an average of US $ 3.58mn in 2020 . One way in which Kontoor reduces risk of a data breach is to continuously assess the business and identify trends such as the former .
“ As we look to the future , there ' s always discussions around AI technologies and the metaverse and things like that . It ' s keeping up with those conversations , making sure we know what types of data are going to be involved , what the risk levels are of that data and then driving the program based on that .”
Keeping emails secure through cyber partnerships The increase in digital transformation has meant more people are connected , and also a move to more people working remotely , partially due to the global pandemic . This change in environment has led to a rise in cybersecurity issues , for example the high volume and sophistication of advanced email attacks has caused significant cybercrime losses , with business email compromise losses alone amounting to nearly US $ 2.4bn in 2021 .
Kontoor utilises best-in-class partners to help keep the organisation ’ s emails safe . “ We treat our cyber security vendors as partners .. This is very important for security because that helps them understand your needs better . We need to work with them on a daily basis to ensure that we understand the threats and that they understand our business needs , so that we can implement it as effectively as possible ,” said Scrimsher .
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