Why Corporates Require Business Intelligence And Security Solutions

Jack Welsh said, If you do not have a competitive advantage, do not compete!And one of the ways in which you can get a competitive advantage is by harnessing the right kind of business intelligence. As Peter Drucker said, knowledge is indeed a key economic resources and every corporate must pay a lot of attention to the right kind of business intelligence.

As an extension, once such business intelligence has been gathered and the right decisions have to be made, the same company should also pay attention to security solutions. After all, innovations and inventions have to be kept secret is it not? Because for sure the competition is trying to get hold of it! Here are some of the reasons why corporates require business intelligence and security solutions.

Everybody has to create a unique niche for themselves in the hypercompetitive world of business. One of the ways in which such a niche can be created is by analysing the present business landscape and then making quality decisions. Such analysis and decision-making therefore have to be guided by:

• - Professional inputs of studies and industrial relevant analysis,

• - Monitoring the cyber domain for conversations relevant to your business

• - Using technology and processes to conduct operations such as event analysis and patterns analysis and

• - Gathering the right kind of data and processing it correctly in order to get actionable information.

It is also extremely important for corporates to conduct due diligence and even background checks when it comes to making its security measures completely foolproof. After all, the wrong kind of employee can cause more than one problem. It is therefore a very good idea to bring in a professional security services firm which can conduct such due diligence and background checks as well.

When a company talks about security solutions, it is also extremely important for it to be aware of the risks that it faces. Such risks can come from almost any direction including:

• - Competition,

• - Terrorist attacks organisations,

• - Specific individuals such as disgruntled employees and even

• - Global threats.

With the services of a professional firm, a corporate can indeed enjoy updated and comprehensive risk assessment. This will give them an opportunity to understand the areas of vulnerabilities and then shore up security accordingly.

Today, almost every organisation lives an online life as well. Social media marketing and various kinds of presence on the cyber medium has left it vulnerable on this score too. Firewalls and software mechanisms to keep such a cyber presence safe is also extremely important when it comes to security.

At the end of the day, there is no denying the fact that the right intelligence can allow a business organisation or even a government agency to analyse all its operations and ensure that all its security measures are up-to-date and effective. Breach of information or firewalls can definitely leave a business organisation extremely vulnerable and in some cases cause closure of business as well

Author Bio: Mark Hill-Wood is the CEO, of FullProof Intelligence, and numerous subsidiaries. He is also an expert in Intelligence matters.