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ONE IN TEN WITHOUT A PLAN
One in ten FTSE 350 companies said they operate without
a response plan for a cyber incident (ten per cent) and less
than a third of boards receive comprehensive cyber risk
information (31 per cent). That’s according to a ‘cyber
health check’ of the UK’s biggest 350 companies. Minister
for Digital Matt Hancock said: “We have world leading
businesses and a thriving charity sector but recent cyber
attacks have shown the devastating effects of not getting
our approach to cyber security right. These new reports
show we have a long way to go until all our organisations
are adopting best practice and I urge all senior executives
to work with the National Cyber Security Centre and take
up the Government’s advice and training.” p
MORE THAN PASSWORD
UK businesses are playing ‘Russian Roulette’ with our
information, it’s claimed, by continuing to rely on the
one security method that is the exploit target in most
hacks and data breaches – the password. A digital identity
and credentials product company reports research into
how UK systems administrators, those who manage
computer systems, or those who hold such assess rights,
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‘devastating’ not to get it right:
are protecting sensitive data. According to Intercede,
86pc of those with systems administrator (sysadmin)
level access rights are using only basic user name and
password authentication to access their companies’ IT
systems on-site. Few use virtual smart cards and PINs
(6pc) or biometrics such as a fingerprint or facial ID (2pc).
Half of the research respondents admitted their business
user accounts are ‘not very secure’. With 81pc of hacking
related breaches exploiting stolen or weak passwords,
user authentication is Intercede says the weakest link.
The July study reveals, according to Intercede, alarming
results about how systems administrators are protecting
access to core IT systems and turning a blind eye to basic
security requirements. Richard Parris, CEO and Chairman
of Intercede said: “Sysadmins effectively hold the ‘keys
to the kingdom’, and relying on user name and password
authentication is a bit like relying on a basic Yale lock to
secure your front door. Even the least security conscious
of us also bolt the door with a five lever mortice lock and
many go much further. In today’s age of the hack, when
compromised passwords are the root of the vast majority of
security breaches, UK businesses clearly need to do much
more – it isn’t simply their data that is compromised, it’s
ours.” See also biometrics, page 69. p
About the check
The FTSE 350 Cyber
Governance Health Check
was carried out with audit
firms Deloitte, EY, KPMG
and PWC. Visit https://
www.gov.uk/government/
publications/cybergovernance-healthcheck-2017.
Each
company taking part was
given confidential
benchmarking reports.
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