HEXAGON
Keeping safe in a growth-filled future Hexagon is a fast-growth company that has grown through acquisitions over the past 20 years to expand its offering and client base . Yet , with new growth comes new challenges . Additional markets and new regions lead to increased systems and services that require monitoring and protection .
Another aspect that drives change is the compliance landscape . “ Institutions and government organisations are bringing forward new legislation which will require resilience of the digital space as companies evolve to ensure they are adhering to new regulatory frameworks ,” Steve explains . “ The NIS2or CRA are emerging regulations which we have to meet in order to retain our competitive position in the marketplace .”
In addition to regulatory challenges , Hexagon is continually working on technology projects to enhance its security posture . These include protecting cloud infrastructure , improving attack surface management operations as well as standardising network and endpoint management across the organisation .
AI is also playing an increasingly significant role in Hexagon ’ s security strategy . “ AI has already had a big impact . We ’ ve had an internal AI innovation team for many years who build AI into our products and deploy it for our customers ’ benefit ,” says Steve .
“ But we ’ ve also seen AI being used by adversaries to refine their attack techniques and methods .”
Hexagon is , therefore , actively exploring ways to leverage AI for defence against AI-based attacks . Steve anticipates that AI will be particularly useful in combating sophisticated social engineering attempts , such as deep fake videos and voice simulations used in fraud attempts , which have grown exponentially and with a sophistication that has yielded a higher success rate .
Hexagon will also use AI to enhance its security capabilities . “ We utilise technologies like Microsoft Security
64 October 2024