Remove those blockers!
Leaders in technology-driven innovation outgrow competition by almost 400%. One common denominator they share is: Excelling in removing blockers.
In organizations struggling with innovation, cybersecurity teams sometimes find themselves in the line of fire. My experience is that this has two major reasons:
Lack of involvement
When cybersecurity becomes an afterthought, the risk is that even very promising PoCs are shot down through, for example, conceptual policies being applied in overreaching physical terms.
The solution is to craft processes that mandate cybersecurity teams to be continuously involved. Also, cybersecurity teams must be proactive and constructively enabling: for example by providing accelerating, self-provisioned, and secure DevSecOps environments.
Toxicity
When a cybersecurity team lacks executive support, it’s often regarded as a “negative” or “a tax”. Combined with lack of people leadership and role clarity, this becomes a breeding ground for toxicity. Toxicity stemming from cybersecurity is innovation’s kryptonite.
The solution is to make cybersecurity part of the service’s and/or product’s value proposition, to invest in motivational people leadership, and role clarifications.
