Cybersecurity has become a front-of-mind issue across just about every organization and industry there is. Numerous high-profile breaches over the last several years have grabbed big headlines and thrown customer trust in those companies into question. So needless to say, cybersecurity is big business today. But these days it's about so much more than simply fortifying security procedures and keeping customer data safe from hackers. Consulting caught up with Tony Buffomante, U.S. Lead of KPMG's Cybersecurity Practice to talk about KPMG's recent acquisition of Cyberinc, the world's largest identity and access management technology provider, and what it means for KPMG's cyber capabilities.
Consulting: How would you describe KPMG's overall cybersecurity strategy?
Buffomante: KPMG's strategy for cybersecurity for the past many years now has been to continue to offer a full suite of services to our clients. That starts with strategy, rolls through to implementation as well as assistance with managing operations, then if it goes go wrong, helping with breach response activities. We have capabilities in each of those areas, and when we look at the complexity that our clients are dealing with, look at the pace of change and innovation our clients are faced with today and how they want to leverage technology to get closer to their customers or to bring new products or services to market, our goal is to continue to integrate cyber into our broader digital transformation offerings.
