Is it time we raised expectations of politicians on cyber security?

guest · Mar 18, 2019

Is it time we raised expectations of politicians on cyber security?
March 18, 2019
https://www.information-age.com/expectations-of-politicians-on-cyber-security-123480699/

Given the public perception that politicians are a bit clueless on tech/security issues, UK-based cyber security/ethical hacking firm Redscan decided to poll all 650 UK MPs to understand their thoughts on the cyber security threats facing UK businesses.

The truth is that politicians don’t have a reputation for being particularly security-savvy. This is something we have largely come to accept today, but should we?

While we should not expect politicians to be cyber experts, their decisions influence our digital safety, privacy, and online freedoms. As such, we should expect MPs to have least a core understanding of cyber security issues, just as they should know about any matter that affects their constituencies [...]
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The full MP responses are available to read here. What’s clear, is that the cyber threat to businesses can no longer be dismissed as trivial, as some industry leaders and politicians once did.
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