The Impact of Technical Debt on Cybersecurity

Technical debt is the result of taking shortcuts to meet short-term objectives at the expense of long-term flexibility and security. The term “technical debt” has come to encompass a number of issues in the industry: bugs, legacy code, missing documentation, “silver bullet” tooling, poor system visibility, old hardware assets, weak governance, and more. With such a wide net, understanding how technical debt impacts your business and cybersecurity efforts can be a challenge.

This 60-minute discussion with the authors of the recent research whitepaper on the topic (DOWNLOAD HERE: https://www.hivesystems.io/blog/white... ) - Corey Neskey from Hive Systems and Claire McKenna from BARR Advisory - will walk you through the concepts of technical debt and its impact on cybersecurity, including answering questions like:
❯ What does technical debt look like in practice?
❯ How does technical debt impact the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data?
❯ How can you better automate technical debt management solutions?
❯ And more!

Understanding the impact of technical debt on your business operations and cybersecurity efforts can be a challenge. This discussion draws on the extensive research by Corey and Claire, along with decades of experience, about the state of technical debt and its impact on cybersecurity. Join us for our discussion and learn how to conquer tech debt today!