The smart tech threat to CEOs

Keeping a business secure means more than just the CEO havingantivirus softwareinstalled on their PC, andendpoint security softwarein the businessMDM solutionto protect their phone. Here Mike Lloyd describes the need for board-level awareness training in cybersecurity.

The cybersecurity industry talks a lot about the importance of “board-level buy-in” for projects and a security-by-design culture led from the “top down”. What does that actually mean? It means CEOs and senior managers who “get” security: leaders who know that security done right can be a competitive differentiator and growth driver, not a block on innovation. 

cybersecurity training, and are ultimately exposing their businesses to risk. UK IT pros are often designing cyber-plans for their senior exects, but it’s more often than not that it’s probably not being followed.

It’s hard enough for regular employees to keep up-to-date with the latest security advice let alone time-poor, high pressure execs. However, it is these individuals that are the most likely to be the biggest targets for hackers looking to hijack their accounts to launch convincing Business Email Compromise (BEC) att