Cybersecurity

Our holistic, risk-based approach to cybersecurity bases the transformation on the clients’ existing capabilities and provides the current risk information and reporting that executives need to prioritize threats and devise effective controls. By identifying where the business creates value and analyzing threats, our experts help design necessary cyber programs, determine the allocation of funds, and inform board discussions on cyber risk strategy.

We leverage our deep understanding of the technology landscape to help companies implement security strategies and establish digital resilience. We work to de-risk enterprise platforms, extract value from existing investments, secure value chains, and embed “security by design” into new products and businesses.

We help organizations minimize the business impact of cyberattacks by enabling a faster and more coordinated response, improving regulatory and public perception, and building the capabilities of senior executives. We work with clients to diagnose their preparedness, engage leadership in crisis response trainings, and create a crisis playbook and “nerve center” that establishes governance and responsibilities.

We work with clients to transform the culture and embed cyber capabilities into every aspect of the business. Our team of experts helps redesign operating models, adopt agile approaches, set up attribute-driven assessments, and attract and retain the right talent.

The McKinsey team conducted interviews with roles across the organization; reviewed policies, procedures and other technical documents; and created 60 technical validation test plans to optimize testing efficiency.

Based on the results, we were able to identify 80+ capability and strategy gaps that the bank used to create a road map for a complete cyber transformation.

We supported a Latin American oil and gas client’s cybersecurity maturity journey across its operational technology (OT) and information technology (IT), defining the company’s value chain, establishing a process to identify the assets most in need of protection, and analyzing controls and costs.

An eight-week assessment produced a holistic transformation program focused on the greatest potential for risk reduction, which the company pursued to greatly advance its cybersecurity maturity.

We worked with a top five pharmaceutical company to secure its cloud adoption and centrally manage the associated risks.

The McKinsey team assessed the client’s cloud-security abilities, designed a multicloud architecture, and developed a cloud security operating model. By creating a cloud security framework and road map, we helped the pharmaceutical company transform its way of working and adopt an architectural vision for a multicloud future.

When a technology services company was struck by a cyberattack, the incident left many customers without service and unearthed a number of critical security gaps across the organization. We worked with the client to develop an approach for customer outreach and coordination, designed and executed a rapid remediation program, and built a governance model for long-term cybersecurity.

The tech client was able to take a crisis that threatened to destabilize the organization and use the experience to make the company more agile and resilient.

As interconnected critical infrastructure networks crisscross national borders and global supply chains, becoming increasingly complex while turning into distributed, large-scale cyber-physical systems.

It happens all too often: a hacker breaks into a company’s cyber systems, threatening chaos. Or they get access to confidential information prior to a merger. Then follows the message: pay up — or else.

Google and other firms are adding security configuration to software so cloud applications and services have well-defined security settings — a key component of DevSecOps.

More digitized and connected than ever, the nation’s infrastructure is vulnerable to cyberattack.

Cyber criminals will leverage improved capabilities and vulnerabilities introduced during the COVID crisis to improve the efficiency of their attacks.

Electric-power and gas companies are especially vulnerable to cyberattacks, but a structured approach that applies communication, organizational and process frameworks can significantly reduce cyber-related attacks.

Not all cybersecurity awareness training vendors are the same or are right for your organization. Here’s how to find the best match.