A leading cybersecurity consultant has told companies they should identify weaknesses in their systems before installing technology designed to strengthen their defences. The advice comes from Dr David Kennedy, a senior lecturer at the University of Cambridge's Computer Security and Privacy Group. “By helping employees to understand that they are part of the security process and just how useful the information they are posting online can be to attackers, it can help to encourage employees to change their behaviour,” he said. By identifying where a firm's most sensitive data is held and how it can be accessed, Van de Wiele said cybersecurity companies can then tailor their efforts towards protecting those areas.
A leading cybersecurity consultant has told companies they should identify weaknesses in their systems before installing technology designed to strengthen their defences. The advice comes from Dr David Kennedy, a senior lecturer at the University of Cambridge's Computer Security and Privacy Group. By identifying where a firm's most sensitive data is held and how it can be accessed, Van de Wiele said cybersecurity companies can then tailor their efforts towards protecting those areas.