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CRIMINALISING CYBERCRIME AND RAISING THE RISK FOR CYBERATTACKERS
Dave Russell , VP , Enterprise Strategy , Veeam , tells us businesses must understand the responsibility they have to their customers and employees to protect any data within their jurisdiction .
Over the past few years , cyberattacks have become something which the general public is increasingly aware of . However , a perception still exists , certainly outside the IT industry , that cyberattacks are just something that happen on the Internet .
It ’ s difficult to relate to and equate the impact of cybercrime on its victims – whether it ’ s an individual who has fallen foul of an online scam or a company that has been forced to pay a ransom to restore its systems . For this reason , it doesn ’ t always seem that cybercrime is viewed or treated like a ‘ real ’ crime .
While we acknowledge that cybercrime is an actual crime , for some it might be difficult to get onboard with . The thought of being totally outraged by a hacker
Every enterprise needs a dedicated IT security lead in place with access to business leadership .
taking down a multinational corporation could seem a bit far-fetched .
This is possibly because of the stereotypes about cybercriminals being painted as disgruntled computer science whizz-kids with nothing better to do than ‘ stick it to the man .’ Consider that the majority of cyberattacks are the work of huge , organised and wealthy crime syndicates . They are highly sophisticated operations with the aim of stealing money from the business that pays your salary and the government that collects your taxes . Does that sound like a crime ?
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