Security: Get the board on board

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The first step to building a robust security framework is to make it clear to senior executives that ultimately it is their backsides on the line should a breach occur, writes Freeform Dynamics analyst Jon Collins

While the principles of IT security are relatively timeless and straightforward to understand, technology itself is rapidly evolving. The effect is as if, once every couple of years, we need to lea...

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