Cyber issues need to be tackled from the top down

Security has to be dealt with at boardroom level, not just by the IT department

Jimmy Sheahan, managed services managing director, and Johann Smith, information security officer, Ergo

As the number of threats faced by the average company increases, the measures they take to protect themselves may no longer be adequate.

One major reason for this is that those at executive level, your chief executive officers and boardroom executives, don’t realise or appreciate just how much the area has changed in recent years.

Sometimes there isn’t a proper appreciation for the way security concerns have evolved in recent years. Sometimes there ...