Monday 18 January 2016

David Ward – Time for the security industry to up its game

David Ward of Ward Security looks at a growing challenge for the security industry in a world increasingly fixated on online security. He writes: “Traditional security is becoming less visible, but not in a way we should be celebrating. Due to the growth of cybercrime and the media noise that surrounds high profile attacks and hacks, the word ‘security’ is becoming dominated by cybersecurity. You can understand why. A well targeted hack on a large organisation can be phenomenally devastating and is certainly more newsworthy than the average burglary or incidence of vandalism.

“You can see this process by simply running a Google search for ‘security’, especially a news search. As you would expect, the results are dominated by major terrorist incidents around the globe, with cybercrime not far behind. The refocussing of the word ‘security’ can also be gauged by the number of magazines and websites that are dedicated to online crime and preventio For the full article click here 



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