Cyber security has ‘fallen by the wayside'

guest · Aug 23, 2019

Cyber security has ‘fallen by the wayside'
August 22, 2019
https://www.itweb.co.za/content/WnxpEv4DX4KvV8XL/pXnWJadMba7bjO1e

So says Ian Jansen van Rensburg, lead technologist at VMware, adding that when it comes to safeguarding data, many businesses still rely on anti-virus and firewall solutions.
According to him, organisations continue to fight increasingly sophisticated threats with traditional tools. “If other digital solutions have evolved and been embraced, why the hesitance to adopting the same approach around cyber security?”
Inadequate policies
Unfortunately, he says nearly a third of IT security respondents claim it takes up to a week to address a cyber security issue.
What is clear, he says, is that current cyber security policies are inadequate. Outdated software is failing businesses, who need to look beyond the traditional ways of managing cyber security, and examine how their current security systems can be improved.

“Throwing money at the problem will not make it go away. A fundamental change to how cyber security is managed in the organisational structure is necessary if the business is to be protected against more sophisticated digital threats.”
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