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Beating an evolving threat

Companies need to think beyond the box if they hope to hold back the tide of cyber-attacks.

25 August 2016

If you were to have a discussion about cyber security just a few years ago, you would have been subjected to long explanations about anti-virus software, which firewall was best and how to stop hackers penetrating your network by exploiting vulnerabilities in your company’s software.

Things have moved on dramatically as the threats faced by companies have changed. Even Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg found his personal social media accounts compromised recently as a breach at LinkedIn led to millions of people’s passwords being dumped online. If nothing else, this showed that no one is immune. While Zuckerberg is a high-profile example, IDC analyst Jon Tullett warns that when it comes to organisational security, the greatest danger any company fasces is assuming that they’re not a target.

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