Risk remediation: beware the silver bullet solution says National Trust security chief

John Leonard
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There is no quick fix when it comes to tackling vulnerabilities, says Jon Townsend

You can't do much about threats but you can do something about vulnerabilities. That is the philosophy advanced by Jon Townsend, director of technology and information security at conservation char...

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