October 8, 2017 | Dr James Carlopio
We used to think cyber security was an IT problem. Â Now, with identify theft, ransomware, phishing and numerous scams and fraud attempts targeted at both individuals and organisations, it is time to change the way we think about cyber security. Â
BYOD, remote and mobile working and the internet of everything are blurring and breaking the boundaries between work-life and home-life.
One of the ways we will have to adjust is to start to think about cyber security, both personal and organisational security, as the over-arching concern within which we must start to see the connections between cyber security and workplace health and safety. Â If an individual is not cyber-secure it may impact their personal health and safety, as well as the well-being of their family and the security and wellbeing of the organisations for which they work.
Cyber criminals are continually innovating. Â They will try anything and everything. Â We must also innovate in the ways we think about, plan for, react and pro-act in relation to cyber security if we are to have a chance at staying even and someday getting ahead.