As disruptive innovations and new business models transform organisations and communities around the world, their sustainability is threatened by a plethora of cyber risks. We are already witness to one of the largest cyber-attacks recently with “WannaCry“ impacting the lives of many individuals and enterprises. Indeed, criminals and nation states are increasingly attacking the technology assets of individuals, organisations and governments, stealing and selling valuable information, and in an alarming trend, paralysing infrastructure. With governments and enterprises increasingly leveraging the internet for the mission, critical cyber security continues to remain imperative across the world.
Unfortunately , India Inc’s response to cyber risks has not been robust. India ranks third globally as a source of malicious activities and its enterprises are the sixthmost targetted by cybercriminals. Cyber resilience is a critical boardroom imperative.The key challenge for Indian firms is that most view cybersecurity as an “IT issue“.
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