It recommends cybersecurity training to staff - as criminals are now targeting workers to provide unauthorised access to data. “Until businesses get better at linking cyberrisks with business objectives, and attaching real consequences to non-compliance with expected behaviours, cybersecurity training and campaigns are unlikely to have the desired impact,” ICAEW report said. The UK-based accountancy and finance body report said while training and awareness - raising activities are important, they are only part of the wider picture. Offering specific training to employees handling data (customer data and financial data) is highly encouraged. “If companies cannot keep their goods and customers safe, their ability to trade successfully will ultimately be diminished,” said ICAEW.

Source: Daily Nation September 12, 2017 08:26 UTC