Information Age – A CTO guide: Cyber security best practice tips

information-age-logo-text-onlyAs part of Information Age’s Cyber Security Month, we have provided three CTO guides on cyber security: the challengesthe technology and the best practices. This is the last one, and will focus on cyber security best practice tips, with some insights on how CTOs, or CISOs or those in charge of security, can protect their organisation from the growing list of cyber threats, as well as increasing human error.

Jason Hart, CTO at Gemalto suggests that the cyber criminals are exploiting the arrogance of organisations.

“Senior leaders must be situationally aware and ensure that employees only have access to the data that they need at any given point,” he says.

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“Very few understand the critical importance of knowing the impact of people, data and business processes, and this is the weakness that cyber criminals are exploiting. There are those that are simply ignorant, who just aren’t looking or considering the impact of a data breach and those that are arrogant and believe they know it all, thinking that massive investment in the latest security products will stop a breach. But it’s this very arrogance that makes them vulnerable. In both cases, there is a serious lack of situational awareness.”

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Information Age: A CTO guide: The main challenges facing the cyber security industry

information-age-logo-text-onlyIn this guide, five CTOs provide their view on the main challenges facing the cyber security industry, with insights on how to overcome them.

Jason Hart, CTO at Gemalto, also says that the biggest challenge facing the cyber security industry is the growing cyber skills gap.

“There’s no shortage of young people capable of pursuing a career in cyber security. But, the trick is to ensure we nurture their skills and guide them towards using their talents for good, rather than acting as black hat hackers. Thanks to institutions such as GCHQ, initiatives are now being run around the UK that are aimed at producing the next generation of cyber security experts.”

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“As demand for these roles continues to increase in a post-GDPR world, governments, businesses and educators need to invest in these young people. Of course, they also need to train existing staff, use relevant solutions and be situationally aware, to remain secure and continue to comply with regulations now.”

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