COMPANIES ADVISED TO DEVELOP HOLISTIC DEFENCES TO CYBERCRIME, AS 2019 ATTACKS MAYBE MORE PROLIFIC AND SOPHISTICATED THAN IN 2018

From an irritating slowdown in access to files to loss of significant sums of money – or business closure - and potentially loss of life, cybercrime is set to wreak further havoc in the business world in 2019. Security experts warn it is no longer enough to expect IT departments to keep ahead of the threat and fix any harm done, it is in the top five business risks that should be handled at board level to mitigate the challenge effectively. Sarah Gibbons reports on the anticipated cyber security threats of 2019.   Cybercrime has cost business worldwide ...


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