Security Debt Tackled
Professional Security Magazine, Monday, September 30th, 2024
Willem Westerhof, Senior Security Specialist at Secura, part of the laboratory testing, inspection and certification services company Bureau Veritas, writes of security debt and what companies can do to tackle this to maintain public confidence.
The cyberattack on the NHS in June serves as a reminder of how cyber-attacks are becoming increasingly sophisticated with worse longer lasting impacts. Not only that, but Absolute Security's Cyber Resilience Report 2024 reported that 69 per cent of UK Chief Information Security Officers (CISO) stated a cyber-attack could lead to the financial collapse of their organisations.
This further highlights the need for organisations to address any security debt proactively, invest in robust cybersecurity measures to protect operations and maintain public confidence - 'with fewer than half of the UK public (47 per cent) are confident in central government's capabilities to ward off digital threats effectively'