Business leaders must put cybersecurity protection first

THE pace of connectivity - from businesses moving critical files to the cloud and the volume of cybersecurity threats - has put security teams under significant pressure to maintain the safety of valuable, and often vulnerable, data. No company is immune from breaches, as we have seen from the major tech giants that have come under fire recently for their security practices.

Google revealed that it stored the passwords of some enterprise G Suite customers in plaintext for over a decade, joining other notable companies in admitting similar lapses in security.

A database of Instagram influencers was also found unsecured and publicly available online.