BUSINESSES DRILL DOWN ON CYBER ATTACK PREVENTION

SURGING rates of cybercrime are driving businesses of all kinds to devote more attention and resources to preventing cyber-attacks, and drilling employees on how to respond to attacks is a key and increasingly important precaution. According to John Skipper, a UK-based cyber security expert at specialist technology and innovation consultants, PA Consulting, “Every organisation should be training staff to recognise a potential threat and react correctly. Teaching people to forward a phishing e-mail to a dedicated cyber team rather than opening it is a simple ...


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