IMAGINING TOMORROW: BUSINESS FUTURES | 76 OCTOBER 1, 2023 How does it work? We see the Securating logo everywhere What sort of criteria do you use? now, but you started only 18 months ago. KH: We do have a checklist of criteria, of course. People talk about “insecurity anxiety” But there’s also a lot of judgment involved—it’s being at an all-time high. Is that why not just a box-checking exercise. This kind of you’ve grown so fast? benchmarking in security is relatively new. Only a KH: That’s part of it. More and more of our lives few years ago, companies used crude measures, are effectively lived online, and increasingly in like what percentage of their IT budget was spent XR. It’s almost taken for granted. But few people on security. And the threats are changing all the truly understand the risks and the kind of security time. We’re currently developing criteria, required. In the Cold War, for example, at least for example, to assess companies’ preparedness the balance of power was known. Everyone to deal with sudden and unexpected changes understood the weapons and the logic of in data regulations, as more countries erect deterrence. It was actually rather predictable. digital borders. THE WORLD OF REDESIGNING THE IMAGINATION TTHHE AE AGGE OE OFF “TECHNO-POLITICS” LIFE ECONOMY ((IINN))SESECUCURITRITYY