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should be and that all parties are fully
cognisant of their roles. of the dangers, processes, protocols and
technologies in place.
Feeling safe “A well planned, easily viewable and integrated
security solution coupled with a solid security
policy helps businesses to build a secure
environment, providing peace of mind for the
organisation and its people,” said Zollner. n
Ultimately, good security comes down
to how safe employees feel within their
environment and whether they are aware
ORGANISATIONS SHOULD HAVE A
MULTI-LAYER SECURITY STRATEGY
IN PLACE.
Adaptability
and awareness
are key to
preventing
cyber-attacks
in 2018
Cybersecurity was a massive concern for most
organisations in 2017 and, according to Paul Jolliffe,
Lead DSM: Security at T-Systems South Africa, it looks
to continue to be a headache for CIOs during this year.
S
ymantec recently released their
cybersecurity predictions for 2018,
listing the many concerns that CIOs
and InfoSec specialists may have in store
for them this year. The outlook is bleak and
there is not sufficient knowledge of the
threat landscape to prevent attacks.
Organisations need to act to avoid
potential threats as well as be prepared in
the event of a breach.
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It is vital that organisations understand
their own current security maturity, taking
into account the existing cyber threat
landscape and the industry in which they
operate. This cannot be a generic check.
Different parameters exist for various
industries and every industry has a different
threat or risk profile.
A financial services provider for example,
which deals with sensitive information daily
will have different security requirements to
say, a glass manufacturer.
Despite different threat profiles, every
industry also has exposure to the same
types of threats that are out there.
As the Symantec report evidences, there
are several distinctive threats of which to
be cognisant. Ransomware was the most
talked about threat last year, however lesser
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