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UK government cyber breaches survey - comment from Forcepoint CTO Simon Wiseman
April 2023 by Dr. Simon Wiseman, Chief Technology Officer at Forcepoint
Following the government’s 2023 Cyber Breaches survey, the comment on the benefits of cloud protection for businesses of all sizes in the face on ongoing everyday cyber threats from Dr Simon Wiseman, Chief Technology Officer for Global Governments and Critical Infrastructure, Forcepoint.
“Business leaders in any organisation must take everyday cyber hygiene seriously. Employees are always the first line of defence - so regular cybersecurity training is a must to make sure a small chink in your armour isn’t your the downfall, particularly when it comes to post-pandemic hybrid working.
“The drop in adoption of password policies and firewalls in micro-businesses could reflect the move to the cloud as password managers and 2FA take on the ‘strong password’ burden and SAAS apps make them easy to deploy.
“Leaders should be investing in the cloud as a mechanism to protect themselves. When times are tough and cash flow is tight, it’s easy for capital expenditure and staff security costs to take second place - but moving to the cloud can provide better protection while spreading implementation costs.”
