Affording information security

ONE of the hot issues in play today is cyber security, especially the rising threats and costs.

Although the two terms are used interchangeably, cyber security is actually a subset of information security. The former has taken on focus and interest because of high profile attacks. However, information security - which is about the protection of information and information systems, including those in the cyber realm - is still an important and vulnerable target.

According to PwC's Global State of Information Security Survey 2016, inf…