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Take responsibility for cyber security basics, urges NCSC CEO
Wednesday, October 23, 2019
National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) CEO Ciaran Martin has urged both individuals and businesses to shoulder their share of the burden when it comes to cyber security, addressing the basics so that government expertise and funding can be channelled into the most severe threats to the UK’s national security.
Ilia Kolochenko, founder and CEO of Immuniweb, said: “The NCSC does a laudable job with proactive, preventive and educative efforts in the cyber space. Their transparent communications with the stakeholders are likewise greatly beneficial and serve as a decent example to other European countries.
“Security awareness and education should remain a vital part of a national cyber security strategy,” he said. “Given the rapid proliferation of technology into our daily lives with IoT and mobile technologies, everyone is a potential victim. Most of the attacks targeting UK consumers and businesses leverage some trickery and can be effectively prevented by non-technical means.” Read Full Article
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