How Carrier’s product security team delivers the ‘right support for the right product’

John Deskurakis had a green field opportunity when he stepped into the role of chief product security officer in April 2020 at Carrier Global Corp. United Technologies, which had spun off Carrier, took the existing product security function with it. That gave Deskurakis the chance to build an entirely new program—one that could meet the unique security needs of each of Carrier’s product lines.[ Learn 8 pitfalls that undermine security program success and 12 tips for effectively presenting cybersecurity to the board. | Sign up for CSO newsletters. ] “We didn’t want to replicate what United Technologies was doing, because it was focused on aerospace. We wanted to focus more on our specific areas because our products are different, our customers are different, they have different needs than aerospace,” he says. “So we decided to rebuild the capabilities to suit the diverse needs of our Carrier customers, to think about what’s the best outcome for the end users.” To read this article in full, please click here
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