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Companies need to lose 'castle and moat' security mentality, says Cisco security VP

Charlee Gothard

Charlee Gothard

08 October 2012 • 1 min read

'Antiquated' view needs to give way to more sophisticated, targeted approach says Young

Many companies are not taking into account modern technology and methods when approaching data security, said Cisco senior vice president of security and government, Chris Young, at a press roundta...

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