One step ahead of the hacker attacker

Nothing wakes people up to the seriousness of a risk quite like news of a near miss such as in the case of the £220m Sumitomo hacker attack. Lisa Hansford-Smith offers some advice

It only takes one event like the recent attack on Sumitomo, where hackers tried to steal £220m after hacking into the bank's computer systems, for organisations to take a closer interest in how best to protect their computer systems. For many, the first response will be to invest in additional technology designed to safeguard business critical applications, such as firewalls, intrusion detection tools and back-up facilities.

Many firms assume that if they are managing security, that equals

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