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27 February 2018

Local Councils Must ‘Build Cyber-Defences In Response To Evolving Threats'

Local councils must also ensure that staff have the cyber security awareness needed to deal with threats to them and to the data of those living in their borough.
United Kingdom Technology

Joe Hancock, Cyber Security Lead in MDR CYBER, commented on the need for local councils to build cyber-defences in response to evolving threats in a recent Lexis Nexis article.

Joe stated that the solution could not be solely technology-focused:

"Local councils must also ensure that staff have the cyber security awareness needed to deal with threats to them and to the data of those living in their borough. This human element of cyber security is less easily grasped and requires constant work to maintain, but it is key to establishing a strongly resilient cyber security posture."

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