CHAPTER 10: THE VITAL IMPORTANCE OF STATE
What does ‘vital’ mean? It implies something that is absolutely necessary or essential to life. The word comes from Latin and means ‘life-giving’.
Now you may be thinking to yourself, “Are cyber security and data protection really a matter of ‘life’ (and death)?” I genuinely believe they are. It may sound melodramatic, but the implications of poor security and lax privacy controls can be life-changing, not only on an individual level but at a societal one too. We only need to look at the Cambridge Analytica and Facebook scandal to see how data can be used against us when placed in the wrong hands.
The life and death of your business or livelihood could depend on your approach to cyber security. Those ...
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