KYOCERA CYBER
A secure bet Cybersecurity threats are growing quickly, and businesses want protection – but tailored to their unique needs. To this end, Kyocera has just launched Kyocera Cyber, a dedicated brand to do just that for mid-market companies and above.
This year has seen headlines made repeatedly with several large and well-known businesses being hit by widescale cyberattacks that have, in some cases, cost the business hundreds of millions in lost revenue and reputational damage. Understandably, businesses of all sizes are now looking to ensure their operations are as protected as possible. But alongside this, many businesses – especially at the mid-market and upwards – want a security provision that is tailored to their needs, rather than an off-the-shelf solution. To address this, Kyocera has launched a new brand, Kyocera Cyber, dedicated to providing the bespoke solutions customers are demanding. “We already had our business in the UK, which included IT managed services, and we were seeing the increasing threat landscape around cybersecurity,” explains Andrew Smith, chief information
and security officer at Kyocera Cyber. “Our customers were asking us what capability we had and what we could offer in this space, so we set about creating a dedicated cyber security operation about two and a half years ago. Over that time, we built our capability, mainly through investments, and brought a lot of new skills into the business. “We also noticed that customers didn’t want to buy cybersecurity just from their managed service provider (MSP) who has started to do a bit of cybersecurity. Our customer base wanted to buy cybersecurity services from specialist companies – companies that can clearly evidence that they have invested in this space and are experts in it. That’s when we recognised that we needed to create a dedicated brand that represented the investment that we had made and are continuing to make here at Kyocera.” The result is Kyocera Cyber, which was
Andrew Smith, chief information and security officer
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