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Fujitsu comment: Study finds lack of cyber-security training at board level
August 2017 by Rob Norris, VP Head of Enterprise & Cyber Security EMEIA at Fujitsu
In response to the news that a new government study has revealed two thirds of
company directors have no training in responding to cyber-attacks, the comment from Rob Norris, VP Head of Enterprise & Cyber Security
EMEIA at Fujitsu.
What is clear from this study is there is a lack of skills or even basic knowledge
of IT security at a boardroom level. Despite global ransomware cyber-attacks having
plunged businesses all over the world into chaos, many organisations remain out of
their depth when it comes to properly protecting themselves against these growing
threats.
Addressing the security skills gap through initiatives such as the new T-Levels and
apprenticeships is vital, but it’s clear there is work to be done to educate the
upper echelons of the business world to ensure our industries are at once
competitive and secure. With cyber-attacks increasing in severity, and with the GDPR
carrying the potential to affect an organisation’s reputation and bottom line,
cyber-security is anything if not a C-suite issue.
With our Fit for Digital study finding almost half of UK businesses believe they
will not exist in their current form by
2021, the digital landscape will need a new brand of cyber-security conscious leaders
adequately equipped to navigate it.
