Boards focus on security awareness post WannaCry

Awareness of cybersecurity at board level is growing as last year's WannaCry attack has highlighted the need to guard against attacks. The research, conducted by Vanson Bourne, as part of an international survey of 500 businesses in the UK, France, Germany and the USA, was commissioned by endpoint protection specialist SentinelOne. Half of all respondents say that there is more visibility of attacks at board level, as reported bottom line losses by companies like Maersk have highlighted the economic cost of ransomware. The biggest board level reaction to ransomware has been on user education, with 54 percent of respondents saying… [Continue Reading]