Hive Systems, BARR Advisory Partner to Reveal Impact of Technical Debt on Cybersecurity
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June 8, 2022
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Hive Systems, BARR Advisory Partner to Reveal Impact of Technical Debt on Cybersecurity
The whitepaper from Hive Systems and BARR Advisory sheds new light on technical debt in cybersecurity, including what it looks like in practice, how it impacts businesses, and how to minimize its effects.
RICHMOND, Va. – Hive Systems and BARR Advisory have partnered to release a new whitepaper examining technical debt and its impact on cybersecurity.
The latest cybersecurity resource created as part of an ongoing collaboration between Hive Systems and BARR Advisory, the whitepaper was designed to help organizations identify and solve cybersecurity challenges posed by technical debt, which arises as a result of taking shortcuts to meet short-term objectives at the expense of long-term security and flexibility.
The whitepaper underscores how managing and minimizing technical debt can help growing businesses realize their security goals and achieve lasting cyber resiliency.
“Technical debt isn’t just an IT problem—it’s a business problem that prevents agility,” said Alex Nette, CEO and co-founder of Hive Systems. “By understanding how to identify tech debt and reverse it, companies can operate more securely while exceeding their customers' expectations in the digital age.”
“The Impact of Technical Debt on Cybersecurity” explores:
How technical debt impacts the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of systems;
What technical debt looks like in practice;
How to prevent technical debt from becoming a problem;
How to manage technical debt so that it doesn’t impact cybersecurity efforts; and,
How to automate technical debt management solutions.
The whitepaper also identifies steps organizations can take to recognize and mitigate technical debt as early as the planning stage of project development and shares tips for businesses aiming to prevent the challenges caused by technical debt from leaving long standing impacts on their overall cybersecurity posture and business growth.
“Business leaders and project managers often overlook the long-term effects that technical debt can have on their organizations,” said BARR Advisory founder and president Brad Thies. “With this whitepaper, we aim to help them identify instances where they're accumulating technical debt early so it doesn't spiral into a major problem later on.”
The release of the whitepaper comes more than a year after Hive Systems and BARR Advisory first partnered to provide businesses with comprehensive and streamlined cybersecurity solutions. In addition to the whitepaper, Hive’s Nette and BARR’s Thies recently appeared on a webinar discussing how to navigate periods of heightened security risk by leaning on cybersecurity fundamentals.
To download the full whitepaper, visit: https://www.hivesystems.io/blog/whitepaper-the-intersection-of-technical-debt-and-cybersecurity
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