Business leaders don't understand cyber risks, making investment difficult to secure

Tom Allen
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Only 30 per cent told CA Veracode that they had heard of the Equifax breach

The drive to develop new software quickly is outpacing the urgency of security, a report by CA Veracode has found, as business leaders don't understand cyber risks. While software development bu...

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